What is Rundown in Poker

The Rundown

The concept of GAP or gap can be applied interchangeably to both Texas Hold'em and Omaha.

3 more aspects to keep in mind regarding the 'rundown':

3-card rundowns are interesting too. Hands like At9t8p79 are also decent hands in Omaha, as they have 3 connected cards and an ace that gives the possibility of hitting the maximum flush.

4-card connected rundowns are better the higher up they are. JT98 will always be better than 8765.

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Bear in mind that when with a rundown, we go chasing several straight projects, some of the outs that serve us, will not give us the nuts, and it is possible that another player involved in the hand, does hit the nuts.

What is run it twice? Well, here we are before a concept that has popularized the poker boom on YouTube and on television since it is a hand that ends after a pact to see more cards than it would touch ...

The Run it twice

In some poker rooms, it is accepted that when two or more players go all in for a large amount of money, there are still cards to come out (either preflop, after the flop or after the turn), and all players involved in the hand agrees, the dealer folds the remaining cards 2 times. Thus, the pot would be divided into 2 parts at 50% each.

The 'running it twice' makes sense in cash poker games, since in tournaments, the grace is in eliminating players until less and less are left.

Here is a clear example of run it twice:

Two players all in after a RdJd4t flop and a 300bb pot is formed. One player shows AdAp and the other KdQd. The percentages are slightly in favor of the pair of aces, which has a 53.76% chance of winning the hand. If the rules of the game allow it and the two players agree, a 'run it twice' could be agreed, that is, throw 2 turns and 2 rivers.

Let's imagine that in the 1st runout (first reading of the remaining cards), the result is: turn 5t and river Kp and that in the 2nd runout, Qp and 6d come out. In this way the two players would share the pot 50%.

An important characteristic of 'run it twice' is that it reduces the variance, by diluting the luck factor.

In situations where there is a lot of money at stake and hands in which you are very favorite, it would be a shame if the variance would give you the opposite hand. By agreeing to run it twice, you will most likely win at least half the pot. In the same way, it could also be agreed to do a 'run it three times', throwing the remaining cards 3 times and dividing the pot in 3 parts of 33.33% each.