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. The feature is free to use and carries no limits by stake level or individual table.
The optional all-in arrangement lets players deal the remaining community cards twice rather than settle the pot with one board. Both players must agree; otherwise, the hand continues with a single runout. When they agree, the pot is split into two equal portions, with each board deciding one half.
Running a hand twice does not change its underlying odds or expected value, but it can reduce the volatility of an all-in pot by distributing the outcome across two boards. PokerStars on FanDuel has described the option as making all-in pots “more attractive and fun.”
The feature had been available on PokerStars’ legacy software but disappeared during the operator’s move to Playtech’s iPoker platform. FanDuel launched PokerStars exclusively on its platform in Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on April 1, creating a shared player pool across those three states, while Playtech said iPoker also powers the operation in Ontario.
The restored option is available in Alberta, Ontario, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, although the games do not form a single cross-border network. Alberta, where PokerStars on FanDuel launched as a ring-fenced site on Nov. 2, has its own player pool and does not share liquidity with Ontario. Canadian provincial sites also cannot be linked with the U.S. multi-state pool under Canadian rules.
The return narrows a product difference with competing rooms that had continued to offer a two-board option. iPoker began rolling out Run It Twice through bet365 in 2022, while 888 introduced the feature across its markets in April. PokerStars first added Run It Twice in 2012, following earlier versions from Merge Gaming and Full Tilt Poker.
