Brand New ‘All-in or Fold’ Game Format

The 25.7 Poker release unveils the brand-new All-in or Fold (AoF)– a thrilling, fast-paced game format, where the players can either go all-in or fold before the flop.

The AoF game format is supported for Hold’em and Omaha games and can be set as a Cash game or tournament (Shootout SnG, Shootout MTT, Satellite).

Note that the AoF game format cannot be used for Speed games, Flight, Twister, Twister Arena, and Knockout tournaments, as well as Knockout Sit & Go’s. In addition, the game format does not support the Tournament Deals, Run it Twice, and Cash Out functionalities.

Accessing AoF games

The players can access the AoF game format from either of the following places (access points):

▪ Game tile in the Poker Games section of the clients’ Home pages.

▪ Featured game tile in the Featured Games section of the clients’ Home pages.

▪ Navigation menu option in the Download Desktop client.

In addition, there are dedicated game tiles for AoF tournaments, AoF cash games, and AoF Sit and Go’s.

▪ In case a given game tile is configured to display a view with AoF games only, the client displays the dedicated AoF game tile.

▪ In case the respective tile is set to display AoF games together with other games, the client displays the default tile for the respective game type (cash game, Sit and Go, or tournament).

Example showing the dedicated AoF game tile design (1), AoF recommended tile design (2), as well as an AoF navigation menu item (3):

Depending on the configuration of the respective access point, the client can open:

▪ A dedicated Tournaments/Cash games view containing only Omaha AoF tournaments/cash games, only Hold’em AoF tournaments/cash games, or both Omaha and Hold’em AoF tournaments/cash games.

▪ A regular Tournaments/Cash games view showing Omaha, Hold’em, or both Omaha and Hold’em AoF games together with other tournament/cash game types.

The views with AoF games follow the same layout as any other cash games or tournaments views. Example showing an AoF Cash game displayed in a Cash view together with other Cash games:

Joining AoF games

The players can join AoF games in the same way they join regular cash games and tournaments.

▪ Joining AoF Cash tables

When the player selects a given AoF Omaha or Hold’em cash game, the player should select the Play button Doing so, seats the player on the respective AoF table and allows the player to buy chips. As usual, the player can start playing as soon as the player buys chips.

▪ Joining AoF tournaments

When the player selects a given AoF Omaha or Hold’em tournament, the player should register via the respective button in the client or tournament lobby. Then, when the tournament starts, the player is seated at the respective table and the gameplay begins.

AoF Gameplay and Rules

When a player joins a given cash game or tournament, the player is seated on a specially themed AoF table.

Example of an AoF Hold’em cash table:

As soon as the player is dealt their hole cards, the player is given the option to either fold or go all-in (visible above). The player can toss the All-in/Fold buttons as many times as they wish during their or their opponents’ turns. Selecting a button triggers an animation making the button appear as if it is pushed. The goal is to have an action selected by the end of the player’s turn.

Except for the short hand duration and the limited player actions, everything else regarding the gameplay is the same as in regular cash games/tournaments.