No 2–5
Common Short Deck runs 6–A (36 cards). Pair and flush frequencies change.
How to play
Short Deck (6+) rules
Short Deck removes 2–5 (36-card deck). Streets look like Hold’em, but rankings and starting-hand strength change — follow the lobby help.
What is short
Still two hole cards
Two hole cards plus five board cards; best five — same structure as Hold’em.
Rankings may differ
Some Short Deck tables rank a flush above a full house; others keep classic order. Read the lobby/table help before you sit. Our rankings page lists the classic order; Short Deck follows that table’s rules.
Still four streets
- 1
Preflop
Two hole cards; blinds/antes per table rules.
- 2
Flop / turn / river
Three, then fourth, then fifth board cards. Betting works like Hold’em.
- 3
Showdown
Best five-card hand; ranking per that table’s help.
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18+ only. Rules, not a winning system.