Two-tone board
A flop with exactly two cards of one suit, so a flush draw is possible but no flush yet.
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- What it means
- Two of the three flop cards share a suit and the third is a different suit. Any hand with two cards of the shared suit has a flush draw.
- How it is calculated
- Count the suits on the flop: two suits means two-tone, one suit means monotone, three suits means rainbow.
- Worked example
- K♠9♠5♦ is two-tone: A♠Q♠ has the nut flush draw with 9 spades left.
- Why it matters
- Flush draws give the defending range more hands that continue, so the bettor bets less often or larger than on a rainbow flop.
See also: Board texture, Rainbow board, Monotone board