Community Card Game · Blinds · Split Pot (Hold'em / PLO) · 7 Players Max · Set Hands Before Flop
Overview
SOHE deals 6 individual cards to each player, who secretly separates them into a 2-card Hold'em hand and a 4-card PLO hand before seeing the flop. The same 5 community cards are then dealt for both halves. The Hold'em half uses any 5 of 7 cards (standard Hold'em); the PLO half requires exactly 2 individual + 3 community (standard Omaha rule). A player can scoop both pots.
Watch a Sample Hand
Step through a live deal — watch Hero split pocket kings into the HE hand while building a Broadway draw in the PLO hand.
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: Each player privately separates their 6 cards into a 2-card Hold'em hand and a 4-card PLO hand (cap cards) before seeing the flop. Once set, the hands cannot be changed. Changing hands after the cap fouls the hand.
Number of Players
2–7 players
The Deal & Flow
Pre-Flop: Each player receives 6 face-down cards → Players secretly set hands (2-card HE + 4-card PLO) → Bet
Flop: 3 community cards face up → 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 — use any or both hole cards)
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
Strategy Tips
The hand-split decision before the flop is everything — pairs often go to the Hold'em hand; suited connectors and rundowns to PLO
With 6 cards you can hold strong draws in both hands simultaneously
Even a medium pair in Hold'em beats most unimproved HE hands
