PokerStars on FanDuel restored the Run It Twice option across all of its cash-game tables in the United States and Canada on Nov. 9, including the recently launched Alberta room. The feature is available at every stake and table without an extra charge.
Pokerfuse reported that the option had been available on PokerStars’ legacy software before it disappeared during the operator’s move to Playtech’s iPoker network.
Run It Twice allows players who are all-in to deal the remaining community cards on two separate boards. The original pot is split into two equal halves, with each runout deciding one half. A player who wins both boards takes the full pot; if each player wins one, they split it.
Both players must agree to use the option. If either declines, the hand proceeds with a single board. Two runouts can reduce the volatility of an all-in result by making it less dependent on one turn or river card, while leaving the hand’s underlying equity, mathematical odds and expected value unchanged.
The feature has long been used in live high-stakes cash games and is now common among major online poker rooms. Merge Gaming introduced an online version, Deal It Twice, in April 2008; Full Tilt Poker followed in 2009, and PokerStars added Run It Twice in 2012. GGPoker offers a three-board variation, Deal It Thrice.
The iPoker network began its own rollout in 2022, initially for bet365 players, before extending it to other skins. Following PokerStars on FanDuel’s restoration, BetRivers Poker and WSOP Online were among the few major U.S. online poker rooms without Run It Twice.
The iPoker platform also supports All-In Cashout, under which a player accepts an equity-based payment rather than waiting for the remaining cards. That differs from Run It Twice, which still determines the pot through multiple board runouts. All-In Cashout generally carries a fee and had not been introduced in the regulated U.S. online poker market, including on PokerStars on FanDuel.
