Community Card Game · Blinds · Split Pot (Hold'em / PLO) · 7 Players Max · Set Hands After Flop
Overview
Crazy SOHE is identical to SOHE with one key difference: players set their hand-split after seeing the flop, but before the turn. Seeing 3 community cards before committing to the split adds strategic complexity — the board informs which cards belong in the Hold'em hand and which in PLO. Changing the hand after the turn has been exposed fouls the hand.
Watch a Sample Hand
Step through a live deal — see how the flop changes the hand-split decision compared to SOHE.
POT: $60
HOLD'EMPLO
YOU (Hero)
THREE KINGS · HE WIN!
BROADWAY · PLO WIN!
Player 2
HOLD'EMPLO
Player 3
HOLD'EMPLO
Ready to Deal
Press Next Step to begin dealing the sample hand.
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Key Rules
IMPORTANT: Players set their hand-split into a 2-card Hold'em hand and a 4-card PLO hand (cap cards) after the flop, prior to the turn. Changing the hand after the turn has been exposed fouls the hand.
Number of Players
2–7 players
The Deal & Flow
Pre-Flop: Each player receives 6 face-down cards → Bet
Flop: 3 community cards face up → Players set hands (2-card HE + 4-card PLO) → Bet
Turn: 1 community card → Bet
River: 1 community card → Bet → Showdown
Split Pot — Two Independent Hands
HOLD'EM HALF: Best 5-card hand using your 2 Hold'em cards + 5 community cards (standard Hold'em)
PLO HALF: Best 5-card hand using EXACTLY 2 of your 4 PLO cards + EXACTLY 3 of the 5 community cards
A player can win both halves and scoop the entire pot
Crazy SOHE vs SOHE
SOHE: Set hands before seeing any community cards — blind decision
Crazy SOHE: Set hands after the flop — use 3 cards of information to optimize the split
Crazy SOHE is more strategic but also more complex — the flop can completely change which split is correct
