Real Money Heads Up
Cash Games on CoinPoker
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$0.01/$0.02 to $5K/$10K
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Texas Hold'em & Omaha
What is Heads Up Poker?
Heads-up (HU) poker is one of the purest forms of the game, a one-versus-one match.
Players get heads up at the end of tournaments, as cash games wind down, or at special heads-up tables.
Once you sit down in heads-up games, it’s you, your opponent, and the strategy.
Our Heads-Up Poker Formats
Once you’re inside the Cash Game lobby, filter tables by Heads Up.
Matches run at whatever stakes you prefer, from $0.01/$0.02 to $5,000/$10,000.
Texas Hold’em
The most well-known format in the sport, with two hole cards, and no limit on bet sizes.
Pot Limit Omaha
Four cards in your hand, with pot-limit bet sizes and more action than Hold’em in every round.
5 & 6-Card PLO
Just like Pot Limit Omaha, except with an extra one or two cards and even more action.
Heads Up Table Information
Texas Hold’em
| Small Blind | Big Blind | Battle Cap ($) |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $0.02 | |
| $0.02 | $0.05 | |
| $0.05 | $0.10 | |
| $0.10 | $0.25 | |
| $0.25 | $0.50 | |
| $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.50 |
| $1.00 | $2.00 | $1.80 |
| $2.00 | $5.00 | $2.40 |
| Small Blind | Big Blind | Battle Cap (BB) |
|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $10.00 | 0.3 |
| $10.00 | $20.00 | 0.25 |
| $25.00 | $50.00 | 0.25 |
Pot Limit Omaha
| Small Blind | Big Blind | Battle Cap ($) |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $0.02 | |
| $0.02 | $0.05 | |
| $0.05 | $0.10 | |
| $0.10 | $0.25 | |
| $0.25 | $0.50 | |
| $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.50 |
| $1.00 | $2.00 | $1.80 |
| $2.00 | $5.00 | $2.40 |
| Small Blind | Big Blind | Battle Cap (BB) |
|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $10.00 | 0.3 |
| $10.00 | $20.00 | 0.25 |
| $25.00 | $50.00 | 0.25 |
If Battle Caps are not active, the cap is 3BB.
Heads Up Battle Caps
In Heads Up cash games, Battle Caps activate when Battle Players sit down for a match together.
These Battle Players are the ones who play a significant amount of heads-up poker. They’ll know Battle Caps are active by checking the Table Specifications in their game. There, it will say either Active or Inactive beside the Battle Caps icon.
How to Join Heads Up Games
Go from signing up with CoinPoker to seeing your cards in minutes. Here’s how:
Create Your Account
Sign up with an email address and create a strong password to secure your account.
We’ll confirm your email, and then you’ll be free to browse the cash game lobby.
Filter Heads Up
Once you get to the Cash Game lobby, you’ll see full ring games first.
Select the stakes and format you want to play, then filter the tables by Heads Up with a single click, as shown in the picture above.
Get Your Cards
If you joined a table with another player, the match starts as soon as you buy in.
Sometimes, you’ll be the one starting a match.
Just take seats on a few Heads Up tables, and other players will show up for the matches.
Heads-Up Poker Strategy
Heads-up poker is a battle of one-on-one aggression, where position and adaptability matter more than ever.
These four tips will help you act more effectively, protect your chips, and be a stronger heads-up player.
In heads-up play, the button is also the small blind. You act first before the flop but last on every street after it, which is a huge advantage.
Use it by raising roughly 70 to 85 percent of your hands, with a small raise of 2 to 2.5 big blinds.
Hands like K-4 offsuit or 7-6 offsuit, which you would fold at a full table, are profitable raises here.
Folding too often from the button simply hands your opponent free chips.
Your opponent will attack your big blind constantly, and folding too much makes you easy to run over.
Re-raise your strongest hands plus some suited hands like T-7 or 5-4 as bluffs, so the button can’t steal cheaply.
Losing a few chips from the big blind is normal. The goal is to lose as few as possible.
With wide ranges, most flops miss both players, so the one who bets often wins the pot.
- When you raised before the flop, make frequent small continuation bets of about one third of the pot.
- When you called from the big blind, fight back by check-raising some of those small bets with strong hands and good draws.
Remember that hand values go up in heads up. games Top pair, and sometimes even middle pair, is usually strong enough to bet for value.
Heads-up, you see your opponent’s habits every single hand, and they see yours.
Look for simple patterns and react quickly.
- If they fold to raises often, raise more.
- If they call everything, cut back on bluffs and bet your good hands bigger.
- If they never check-raise, bet more medium-strength hands for value.
At the same time, vary your bet sizes and timing so you stay hard to read. The player who adjusts first usually has a far better chance to win the match.
Heads-Up Frequently Asked Questions
Get quick answers about our one-on-one poker games.
Heads-up poker is a game played between two players. With only one opponent, you play more hands, and aggression matters more than at a full table.
Heads-up cash games run from micro stakes to $5,000/$10,000 on CoinPoker.
You can play heads-up cash games in No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha, and 6-Card Pot-Limit Omaha.
Yes, real-money heads-up play earns CoinRewards automatically, , with more than $7,000,000 distributed every month through CoinRaces, Splash Pots, and Bankroll Boosts.
In heads-up play, the button posts the small blind and the other player posts the big blind. The button acts first before the flop, then last on every street after.