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 ]