It's better not to play them, especially from early positions. Moreover, you have better chances of improving your hands in the flop. Therefore, 3 of a kind beats a straight, and a flush beats a full house in 6+ Hold ‘em. It turns out that some hands have become easier to make. This has resulted in each out giving you 3% of equity vs. ProbabilitiesĬompared to Hold'em, the total number of starting hands has been reduced from 1,326 to 630, while the number of unique starting hands in Short Deck is just 81 (NLH - 169). It got its name from the Triton Poker Series, where it first appeared. Triton is played at PokerStars and mobile poker apps. There are no blinds but antes for all players. This game variation retains one rule of classic Hold'em: a straight is better than 3 of a kind. Which cards are eliminated in Short Deck poker? All cards valued from 2 to 5 are removed from the deck, leaving only 36 in the deck.
Such an unusual order in 6+ Hold'em hand rankings is explained by the changes in the probabilities of making one or another hand. *The A-6-7-8-9 is the lowest straight hand
