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]
