Bomb Pot
A bomb pot is a hand in which every player antes the same amount and the flop comes immediately, with no preflop betting.
The simple explanation
A bomb pot is a hand in which every player antes the same amount and the flop is dealt at once, with no betting before the flop. The first round of betting is on the flop. It is a popular feature of some cash games because it creates a large pot quickly.
A closer look
Bomb pots are played with a set ante, usually a few big blinds, and action starts to the left of the button on the flop. Typical versions include double-board pot-limit Omaha, where two flops are dealt. Strategy changes: no preflop betting means no information from the betting, so hand values are assessed on the flop alone. Everyone is in the pot, so the best hands win more often than usual, and bluffing is less effective.
A practical example
At a table everybody agrees to a 10-chip bomb pot. Each player antes 10 and the dealer puts out the flop immediately.
Full explanation
A bomb pot is a hand in which every player antes the same amount and the flop comes immediately, with no preflop betting.
A bomb pot is a hand in which all players put the same predetermined amount into the pot before the cards are dealt. There is no betting before the flop; after the ante the flop is dealt at once.
Bomb pots are usually played once every orbit in some cash games, and they are more common there than in tournaments. Players agree to it by a vote or through the house rules.
Because every player is in, the pot is big and action is intense. Double-board Omaha bomb pots are especially popular.
Hand values in a bomb pot are judged from the flop alone, since there was no earlier betting to give hints.