ALL IN OR FOLD (AOF) POKER
All In or Fold poker (AoF) is a special, fast-paced format of traditional poker designed to produce faster results and help players improve their pre-flop skills.
What Is AoF Poker?
AoF stands for All In or Fold. This is an action-packed poker format where players can only make two decisions before the flop: go all-in, or fold. It is played on 4-player tables at a faster pace, allowing for more hands per hour.
Rules of AoF Poker
The game’s rules are even simpler than traditional poker variants, as all players at the table must either go All In or Fold pre-flop.
- Poker Formats: You can choose from Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha at AoF tables.
- Initial Decisions: All players receive their hole cards and must decide whether to push All In or Fold.
- Game Progression: Once the pre-flop decisions are made, the hand is played as usual, with no further betting rounds.
- Hand Rankings: Standard hand rankings of the poker variant apply.
- Buy-Ins: Players must buy in for the full amount, and can not sit down short-stacked.
AoF is designed to help intermediate to professional players work on their push-fold pre-flop ranges. Push-fold charts help players understand when they need to fold and when they need to push all-in when short-stacked in poker tournaments.
How to Play AoF Poker
AoF poker is played at tables of 4, with every player aware that only two decisions are allowed to be made pre-flop.
Here is a quick 3-step example of how a typical game plays out:
Game Setup
The basic setup is the same, no matter which poker variant you play. All players receive their hole cards and must decide to either go All In or Fold.
No Post-Flop Betting
There are no traditional post-flop betting rounds. Instead, the game moves directly to the flop, the turn, and the river.
Showdown
After the turn and river cards are dealt, the winners are determined. All players in the hand show their cards in a multi-player showdown.
FAQs
AoF stands for All In or Fold – the two pre-flop decisions given to players of this poker variant.
In AoF poker, there are only two decisions pre-flop: go all-in (play the hand by betting all your chips) or fold (sit out and wait for the next hand). The player with the best hand after the flop, turn, and river cards are dealt wins.
AoF poker can be played in home games, certain casinos, and online poker platforms such as CoinPoker that offer this exciting variant.
AoF games on CoinPoker have different buy-ins than normal cash games. Players can buy in for between $0.16 and $4.
AoF games on CoinPoker include No Limit Texas Holdem (NLH), Pot Limit Omaha (PLO), and 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha (PLO5).