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Boosted Poker

How to Play Boosted Poker

Boosted Poker is Texas Hold'em with two twists: every player draws power-up cards, and every hand has a random table modifier that changes the rules. You can learn it in one hand.

The Basics

Each hand follows standard No-Limit Texas Hold'em:

1. Every player is dealt two private hole cards.
2. Small and big blinds are posted.
3. A round of betting happens: Fold, Check, Call, or Raise.
4. Three community cards (the Flop) are dealt, followed by more betting.
5. A fourth card (the Turn) and fifth card (the River) follow, each with their own betting round.
6. The remaining players reveal cards; the best 5-card poker hand wins the pot.

If you already know Hold'em, everything above works the same. New to poker? See our rules page for hand rankings.

Power-Ups

At the start of every hand you draw 1 power-up card (you can hold up to 5 in your hand). On your turn, instead of folding or betting, you can play a power-up for a special effect — peek at the deck, boost your own card, freeze an opponent, and more.

Power-ups are private — your opponents don't know which cards you're holding, only how many. See the full list of power-ups for details.

Table Modifiers

Every hand, one random table modifier is selected and applied. The full list:

• Four-Card Flush — Flushes can be made with only 4 cards of the same suit.
• Skip-a-Step Straight — Straights can skip a single number in the middle (e.g. 5-6-7-9-10).
• Flush Rules — Flushes now beat Full Houses this hand.
• Split Flop — The flop is only 2 cards; 2 more cards are dealt on the turn; 1 card on the river.
• Double River — The river deals 2 cards (6 community cards total).
• Trips Trump Straights — Three of a kind beats a straight this hand.
• Mini Flop — The flop is only 2 cards. Turn and river are normal (4 board cards total).
• All or Nothing — Your final hand must use both of your hole cards.
• Open Hand — One of each player's hole cards is shown to opponents (you can still see both of your own).
• Wrap-Around Straights — Straights can wrap around the Ace (e.g. Q-K-A-2-3).
• Flying Blind — You can only see one of your own hole cards until the turn is dealt.
• Three Hole — Each player is dealt 3 hole cards instead of 2.
• Pick Two — Each player is dealt 3 hole cards. After the turn, one is randomly discarded.

Modifiers reset each hand, so you're always adapting to new rules. The current modifier is shown at the top of the table for everyone to see.

Winning

Boosted Poker is played as a quick tournament: everyone starts with the same chip stack and blinds escalate on a timer. Last player with chips wins. Games typically last about 10 minutes.