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Short Deck Hold'em

Smaller deck, bigger hands

2 players
15-60 min
Hard

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck
🔴 Poker chips

About This Game

Also called 6+ Hold'em. Played with a 36-card deck (2s through 5s removed). The smaller deck changes hand probabilities - flushes beat full houses, and A-6-7-8-9 is the lowest straight. Creates more action with bigger hands.

Est. 2014

How to Play

  1. Uses 36-card deck (remove 2, 3, 4, 5 of each suit)
  2. Same structure as No Limit Hold'em
  3. Deal two hole cards to each player
  4. Five community cards dealt over betting rounds
  5. Changed hand rankings:
  • Flush beats full house
  • Three of a kind beats straight (some variants)
  1. A-6-7-8-9 is a valid straight (ace plays low)
  2. Aces play high or low for straights
  3. More action due to increased hand frequency
  4. Pairs and sets happen more often
  5. Strategy differs significantly from regular Hold'em
Added 28 days ago
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