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]

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.

History [ edit ]

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]