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Both players make the same straight, 5-high. It doesn’t matter who holds what card in the holecards, unless one of you had a 6 in the hand that supercedes the “common straight”. On a side note, when. A high card is the very least you can have in the game of poker. If you have no pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, etc., then the highest card in your hand is considered to be decisive. The hand above, in which the best card is a king and there is no other combination of poker. MOST TRUSTED BRAND IN POKER. For more than forty years, the World Series of Poker has been the most trusted name in the game. WSOP.com continues this legacy, yet strikes the proper balance between professional-grade and accessible. It's all the action and prestige of the World Series of Poker.
One of the games that have seen a flurry of interest over the last few months is Six Plus Hold’em, also referred to as Short Deck Poker.
Six Plus Hold’em is an exciting and fun poker variant based on Texas Hold’em where the game is played with a deck of 36 cards as opposed to the usual 52 cards in traditional hold’em. Deuces through fives are removed from the deck giving the game its name Six Plus Hold’em/6+ or Short Deck Poker.
Aces are played both low and high, making both a low-end straight A6789 and the high JQKTA. Also, with a shortened deck, the game changes a bit in terms of hand rankings and rules. A Flush beats a Full House and in most places where Six Plus is offered, a Set or a Three-of-a-Kind beats a Straight.
Standard Poker Rankings. A standard deck of cards has 52 in a pack. Individually cards rank, high to. The best possible low hand on Omaha Hi/Lo (and Stud Hi/Lo) is 5-4-3-2-A, which is often known as the wheel (or bicycle). You will notice that the 'wheel' is also a Five-high straight on the high end of the.
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Because the low cards are removed, there are more playable hands compared with traditional Hold’em, and so it is more of an action-orientated game. Not only are the hand rankings modified but so are the mathematics and odds/probabilities of the majority of hands.
Before we talk about the odds and probabilities of some of the hands, let’s have a look at the hand rankings offered in Six Plus Hold’em (ranked from the highest hand to the lowest):
Six Plus Hold’em Hand Rankings Comparison
| Traditional Hold’em | 6+ Plus Hold’em (Trips beat Straight) | 6+ Plus Hold’em (Straight beat Trips) |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | Royal Flush | Royal Flush |
| Straight Flush | Straight Flush | Straight Flush |
| Four of a Kind | Four of a Kind | Four of a Kind |
| Full House | Flush | Flush |
| Flush | Full House | Full House |
| Straight | Three-of-a-Kind | Straight |
| Three-of-a-Kind | Straight | Three-of-a-Kind |
| Two Pair | Two Pair | Two Pair |
| One Pair | One Pair | One Pair |
| High Card | High Card | High Card |
One may wonder why a Flush is ranked higher than a Full House or why Three-of-a-Kind is ranked above a Straight. That’s because in Six Plus Hold’em, a Flush is harder to make since there are only nine cards in each suit instead of thirteen. Similarly, the stripped-deck also means that the remaining 36 cards are much closer in rank and so there will be smaller gaps between the cards in the hand and those on the board. This increases the probability of a hand becoming a Straight and hence Straights are ranked higher than a Three-of-a-Kind.
However, it is worth noting that the rules vary from game to game. For example, in the Short Deck variant offered in the Triton Poker Series, a Straight is ranked higher than a Three-of-a-Kind like in traditional hold’em even though mathematically a player would hit a Straight more.
One of the reasons why an operator would rank a Straight higher than Three-of-a-Kind is because it would generate more action. If Trips were ranked higher, a player with a Straight draw would have no reason to continue the hand as he or she would be drawing dead.
Let’s take a look at the odds/probabilities of hitting some of the hands:
Six Plus Hold’em vs Traditional Hold’em (Odds and Probabilities comparison)
| Traditional Hold’em | Six Plus Hold’em/Short Deck Poker | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting Dealt Aces | 1 in 221 (0.45%) | 1 in 105 (0.95%) |
| Aces Win % vs a Random Hand | 85% | 77% |
| Getting Dealt any Pocket Pair | 5.90% | 8.60% |
| Hitting a Set with a Pocket Pair | 11.80% | 18% |
| Hitting an Open-Ended Straight by the River | 31.50% | 48% |
| Possible Starting Hands | 1326 | 630 |
As you can see in the table above, the odds of being dealt pocket Aces are doubled as you now get the powerful starting hand dealt once in every 105 hands, as opposed to once in every 221 hands with a full 52-card deck. However, the probability of winning a hand with aces vs a random hand decreases from 85% in traditional hold’em to 77% in Six Plus Hold’em.
The probability of hitting a Set with pocket pairs increases to 18% from 11.8%, and the probability of hitting an open-ended Straight by the River also increases to 48% in 6+ Hold’em compared with 31.5% in traditional Hold’em.
Let’s now have a look at some of the pre-flop all-in hand situations:
Six Plus Hold’em vs Traditional Hold’em (Hands Comparison)
| Hand All-in Pre-Flop | Traditional Hold’em | 6+ Hold’em (Trips beat Straight) | 6+ Hold’em (Straight beat Trips) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ac Ks vs Th Td | 43% vs 57% | 47% vs 53% | 49% vs 51% |
| Ac Ks vs Jc Th | 63% vs 37% | 53% vs 47% | 52% vs 48% |
| As Ah vs 6s 6h | 81% vs 19% | 76% vs 24% | 76% vs 24% |
As mentioned earlier, the equities run very close to each other with the shortened deck and so a hand like Ace-King versus Jack-Ten is almost a coin-flip, whereas the former is a favorite in Texas Hold’em. Again, a hand like Ace-King versus a pocket pair like Tens is a coin-flip in 6+, whereas a pocket pair is a slight favorite in normal Hold’em.
Now, let’s take a look at the probabilities when a connected or wet Flop is dealt:
Player 1: Ac Ks
Player 2: Td 9h
Flop: Kh 8c 7d
| Traditional Hold’em | 6+ Hold’em (Trips beat Straight) | 6+ Hold’em (Straight beat Trips) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player 1 vs Player 2 | 66% vs 34% | 52% vs 48% | 48% vs 52% |
In traditional Hold’em, Ace-King is a favorite with 66% and Player 2 is chasing the Straight draw with a close to 34% chance of hitting it. However, the probability significantly changes in both variants of 6+ Hold’em. In a variant where Trips beat a Straight, Player 1 is only a slight favorite with just 52% (more like a coin-flip). However, in a Short Deck game where a Straight beat Trips, Player 2 is now slightly favorite with 52% chance of hitting a Straight by the river.
Another hand:
Player 1: As Ah
Player 2: Qd Jh
Flop: Ad Th 9s
| Traditional Hold’em | 6+ Hold’em (Trips Beat a Straight) | 6+ Hold’em (Straight beat Trips) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player 1 vs Player 2 | 74% vs 26% | 100% vs 0% | 68% vs 32% |
It’s pretty clear when it comes to normal Hold’em, but in a Short Deck variant where Trips beat a Straight, Player 2 is drawing dead as opposed to the other variant where Player 2 still has a 32% of chance of completing a Straight by the River.
OBJECTIVE OF POKER DICE: Be the player with the most chips at the end of the game
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 or more
MATERIALS: Five 6 sided dice and chips for betting
TYPE OF GAME: Dice game
AUDIENCE: Adults
INTRODUCTION OF POKER DICE
Poker Dice is a fun way to play poker without the use of cards. The randomness of the dice roll changes the overall strategy needed for the game and introduces more luck. While this change might be frustrating for seasoned poker veterans, the element of luck may make the game more inviting for the casual gambler.
THE PLAY
Each round begins the with the first player deciding the ante. Any other player who wishes to play this round must meet the ante. For example, if the player throws in a single chip, all other players must also throw a single chip into the pot if they wish to play this round.
On a player’s turn, they may roll the dice up to three times. While doing so, players are trying to build the best combination possible. During their turn, player’s may keep or reroll as many dice as they wish. Once a player is satisfied with their dice combination (or has rolled three times), their turn is over. They may choose to check (leave the pot amount as it is), or raise (add more chips to the pot).
If a player raises, all other players must meet the raise in order to stay in the round.
Once a player’s turn is finished, the dice are passed to the next player. This player must beat the previous player’s combination in order to stay in the round. For subsequent turns during a round, players are challenged to roll a better combination in order to stay in. If the player fails to roll a better combination, they immediately bust and are out of the round. If a player rolls a higher valued combination, any previous players who rolled something worse are out of the round. The player taking their turn, having rolled the new highest valued combination, may check or raise.
The player who rolled the highest combination takes the pot. If the final player at the table rolls the highest combination, the round is immediately over, and they collect the pot.
EXAMPLE ROUND
Player 1 antes two chips. All other players must then throw in two chips in order to play.
Player 1 begins their turn. They roll a small straight. They choose to raise the pot by throwing in one more chip. All other players must meet the raise in order to stay in the round. The dice are passed to the next player.
Player 2 takes their turn. They roll a full house. This beats Player 1’s roll, so Player 1 is immediately out of the round. Player 2 chooses to raise the pot. All other players must meet the raise in order to stay in the round. The dice are passed to the next player.
Player 3 takes their turn. They only roll a pair. Their roll is worse than Player 2’s, so they are immediately out of the round. The dice are passed to the next player.
Player 4 takes their turn. They roll a four of a kind. This is the highest combination yet. Player 4 is the final player, so they immediately win the pot.
Whoever wins the pot begins the next round.
WINNING
The following Poker Dice rolls are in order from high to low:
Five of a kind – All 5 dice rolled are the same number
Four of a kind – 4 dice rolled are the same number
Full house – 3 dice rolled with one number and 2 dice rolled with a different number
Straight – Five dice rolled in sequential order (1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6)
Small Straight – Four dice rolled in sequential order (1-2-3-4)
Three of a kind – 3 dice rolled are the same number
Two pairs – 2 dice pairs rolled are the same number (3-3, 5-5)
One pair – 2 dice rolled are the same number
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Bust – All dice numbers rolled are different
The player with the most chips at the end of the game wins.
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- TRIPLE SNAKES - February 15, 2021