Community card poker game
Six-plus hold 'em Alternative names Short-deck hold 'em Type Community card poker Players 2-10 Skills Probability, psychology 🫰 Cards 36 Deck French Rank (high→low) A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 Play Clockwise Chance High
Six-plus hold 🫰 'em (also known as short-deck hold 'em and Manila) is a community card poker game variant of Texas hold 'em, 🫰 where the 2 through 5 cards are removed from the deck. Each player is dealt two cards face down and 🫰 seeks to make the best five card poker hand from any combination of the seven cards (five community cards and 🫰 their own two hole cards).[1]
Rules [ edit ]
The rules in terms of betting structures, play of the hand, and showdown 🫰 are the same as in Texas hold 'em. However, before play begins all cards 2 through 5 are removed (16 🫰 cards), thus the total number of cards in the deck is 36. Aces are high, but same as in Texas 🫰 hold 'em, can make both low and high end of straights. For example, the lowest straight would be (9x-8x-7x-6x-Ax) and 🫰 the highest (Ax-Kx-Qx-Jx-10x). This changes the probability of hands and alters hand rankings.[2]
Modified hand rankings [ edit ]
† Flush ranks 🫰 higher than full house. In theory, three-of-a-kind ranks higher than a straight as the probability of achieving three-of-a-kind is lower 🫰 than a straight in short-deck, however recent games have been ranking straight higher than three-of-a-kind which has become standard.[3] Some 🫰 variations of six-plus hold 'em plays with standard Texas hold 'em hand rankings. When calculating for 5 card six-plus hold 🫰 'em where each player gets only 5 cards, straights rank higher than three-of-a-kind.
The 2024 Triton Poker tournament series hosted the 🫰 first televised six-plus hold 'em tournaments. The first Triton Super High Roller HK$250,000 short deck ante-only event was won by 🫰 Phil Ivey, earning him US$617,396.[4] The 2024 Triton tournaments ranked straights higher than three-of-a-kind.[5]
History [ edit ]
Also known as, Manila, 🫰 since 2010 or prior. This game is popular in Australia[6] and among high stakes gamblers in Asia.
In 2024, Phil Ivey 🫰 and Tom Dwan promoted the game in an online video showing this variant of Texas hold 'em which is frequently 🫰 played in Macau, Hong Kong and Manila.[7][8]
