Flop Poker

Flop poker (also known as community card poker) is the variant usually used in tournaments, and is also popular in social settings and casino card rooms.

The cards are initially dealt face down to each player and then three more face up in the centre of the table as communal cards (known as the 'flop'). Two further rounds take place, where one more community card is dealt face up each time. Each round has betting. Each player's final hand is made up of the cards from their hand and the exposed community cards.

Although many variants of flop poker exist, such as Omaha hold 'em, Manila, Pinatubo and Pineapple hold 'em, the most popular poker version is Texas hold 'em, which is played as the main event in many famous poker tournaments, including the World Series of Poker.