Double-board bomb pot scoring means evaluating two separate five-card boards. For each board, Aurora finds the best hand made with exactly two private cards and exactly three cards from that board, then awards that board’s fixed half of the pot.

What is double-board bomb pot scoring?The top board controls half of every main or side pot, and the bottom board controls the other half. Different players can win the halves, one player can scoop both, and a tie divides only the tied board’s share.

How does a split work?

When different players win the boards, each receives the half assigned to the board they won.

Example 1 · Split

Player A wins top; Player B wins bottom

Player A
A♥A♦3♣4♣5♠
Top: Quad Aces · Bottom: Pair of Aces
Player B
10♥6♥K♣K♦3♠
Top: Kings full of Aces · Bottom: Ten-high straight
Top board50%
A♠A♣K♠Q♠2♣

Player A winsQuad Aces

Bottom board50%
9♥8♥7♣4♦2♦

Player B winsTen-high straight

100-chip pot → Player A receives 50 chips and Player B receives 50 chips.

What does scooping mean?

A scoop occurs when the same player is the sole winner of both board shares. Aurora then sends that player 100% of the relevant pot.

Example 2 · Scoop

One five-card hand connects with each board

Player A
A♥A♦10♥6♥3♣
Uses A♥ A♦ on top and T♥ 6♥ on bottom
Player B
K♣K♦9♣9♦3♠
Kings full on top; trip Nines on bottom
Top board50%
A♠A♣K♠Q♠2♣

Player A winsQuad Aces

Bottom board50%
9♥8♥7♣4♦2♦

Player A winsTen-high straight

100-chip pot → Player A receives all 100 chips.

What happens when one board ties?

Aurora divides that board’s 50% share among its tied winners. The other board remains independent.

Example 3 · One board tied

Two players tie top; Player A wins bottom

Player A
Q♠Q♥J♣10♣5♦
Pair of Queens on top; Royal Flush on bottom
Player B
Q♦Q♣8♥8♦9♦
Same pair of Queens on top; pair of Eights on bottom
Top board50% split
A♠K♦7♠4♠2♣

Players A and B tiePair of Queens

Bottom board50%
A♣K♣Q♣4♥2♥

Player A winsRoyal Flush

100-chip pot → the top half gives 25 chips each; Player A also wins the 50-chip bottom half. Final: A 75, B 25.

How does a multiway result settle?

More than two players can receive chips. Aurora first identifies every winner on each board, then divides that board’s fixed share among those winners.

Example 4 · Three players

One board winner; two tied winners on the other

Player A
A♥A♦3♣4♣5♠
Player B
10♥6♥K♣K♦3♠
Player C
10♦6♠8♣8♦5♣
Top board50%
A♠A♣K♠Q♠2♣

Player A winsQuad Aces

Bottom board50% split
9♥8♥7♣4♦2♦

Players B and C tieTen-high straight

100-chip pot → Player A 50 chips; Player B 25; Player C 25.

How are side pots handled?

Aurora repeats the same 50/50 process for every contested side pot using only the players eligible for that pot. An all-in player may win a main-pot board without being eligible for a later side pot.

Scoring mistakes to avoid

  • Do not total “board points” to choose one overall winner; that is Triple Board’s model.
  • Do not mix cards between board rows.
  • Do not use one, three or all five private cards. Each board requires exactly two.
  • A tie on one board does not change the other board’s 50% allocation.
See settlement at an Aurora table

Choose Double Board (Choppable); Aurora applies these shares automatically.

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