{"id":13051,"date":"2018-09-02T03:33:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2018-09-02T03:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:33:28","slug":"pokerstars-six-plus-hold-em-short-deck-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pokerstars-six-plus-hold-em-short-deck-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Plus Hold’em (Short Deck Poker) Among Latest PokerStars Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"

PokerStars appears to be bringing the popular new poker variant, Six Plus Hold\u2019em or Short Deck Poker, to its platform soon, according to a report at PokerFuse<\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In recent months, the game has gained some traction in cash games and on the tournament scene in southeast Asia among high rollers.\u00a0<\/span>Some of the most well-known players in the world have gotten in on the Six Plus (Short Deck) bandwagon, including Tom Dwan<\/strong> and Phil Ivey<\/strong>, who began playing the game in 2015 in Macau.<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears PokerStars is now bringing the game to the masses and began utilizing a Six Plus graphic recently to promote the new offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Six-Plus Hold’em?<\/span><\/h2>\n

For the uninitiated, Six Plus is quite a bit different than traditional Texas Hold\u2019em. Deuces through fives are taken out of the deck and then the game follows the traditional hold\u2019em format. The removal of those low cards makes for only a 36-card deck<\/strong>, and even changes the math of the game. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, the deck\u2019s alteration also changes the ranking of hands, with straights now ranked higher than flushes in Short Deck. With so many higher cards now, players\u2019 odds to make much stronger hands increase \u2013\u00a0creating more action<\/strong> and some say a bit more gamble than traditional hold\u2019em. Ivey said as much to PaulPhuapoker.com<\/em> last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of gambling involved,\u201d he said. \u201cThe equities run pretty close, so it\u2019s pretty easy to get your money in the middle and be 50\/50 or somewhere near that. It suits a more gambling style of player.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Will the short deck action attract a following on PokerStars? Time will tell, but the site has been looking to expand its offerings in recent months, trying to offer more variants to entice more players to the tables with fresh games.<\/span><\/p>\n

The site recently launched three new games: <\/span>Unfold<\/strong>, Split Hold\u2019em<\/strong>, and Showtime Hold\u2019em<\/strong>. Here\u2019s a look at the theory behind those three games:<\/span><\/p>\n