Run It Twice returns to PokerStars on FanDuel cash games: what it changes and what it does not

What changed

Poker Industry PRO titled a report on PokerStars on FanDuel as adding a long-missing Run It Twice feature. Pokerfuse, which cites it, says the feature was restored on Monday 9 November 2026 on all cash tables, with no restriction on stakes, in the United States and Canada including Alberta. We could read only the headline of the Poker Industry PRO piece, so the details here come from Pokerfuse.

Pokerfuse says the feature had existed on PokerStars' older software and was dropped when the operator moved to Playtech's iPoker network. Earlier in 2026 PokerNews reported that 888poker launched it in its cash games.

How it works

When players are all-in with no more betting to come, each is offered the option to run the remaining cards twice. According to Pokerfuse, both must agree, and if either declines the hand plays out once. Each runout decides half of the pot and there is no extra charge. The same report says all-in cashout, which pays a player their equity, is not available in the regulated US market, including on this room.

What it does to your results

Running it twice leaves the average result the same and reduces variance, since you win about half the pot on each board instead of all or nothing on one. In a hand where you hold the best of it, your expected value is the same either way. What changes is how often you lose the whole pot, which can matter for a short bankroll. It is also a pot where you should know your equity before you agree.

What is confirmed and what is not

What this means for a player

If you play cash games at this room, check the setting before you sit down and decide in advance when you accept. Know your equity in a spot before you agree to run it twice, since the option is offered when stacks are already in. That is the part you can prepare away from the table.