Flop Poker
A patented casino table game where each player gets three private cards and a three-card community flop, competing against other players for a shared pot rather than against the dealer.
Coming soon — not yet playable
Rules
Flop Poker deals three cards face down to each player after an ante. Players may then place a "Pot" bet (shared among all players still in the hand, rather than paid by the house) before the dealer reveals a three-card community flop, shared by everyone at the table.
After the flop, each player decides to place a "Flop" bet or fold. Showdown: each player's best five-card hand, made from their three private cards plus two of the three community flop cards, is evaluated against a fixed paytable (commonly starting at Jacks or better) for the Flop bet, while the Pot bet is split among all players whose hands qualify.
Historical note: patented by inventor Thomas Christian A. Schlumbrecht, with the patent filed in the early 2000s and granted in 2005.
Strategy notes: Because the Pot bet is shared among qualifying players rather than paid by the house at a fixed rate, Flop Poker has a more communal, player-pool dynamic than most other games in this library's casino-table section, even though there's still no direct player-vs-player hand comparison.
Common house rules
Pot bet is shared among players, not paid by the house
This is Flop Poker's defining feature: the Pot bet creates a shared pool split among all qualifying players, rather than each player being paid independently by a house paytable the way most other casino table games work.
Exactly two of three flop cards must be used
Standard rule: the community flop has only three cards, and players must use exactly two of them (plus all three of their own private cards) to make their best five-card hand.
Jacks or better is the standard qualifier
The Flop bet paytable commonly starts paying at Jacks or better, though exact payout scales vary by casino — confirm before playing.
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