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A live poker game by Gold Tier Games
Short deck Hold'em with sixes through aces: a Player hand against a Dealer hand, with five betting rounds and odds that update with every card.
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- • 36 card deck
- • 5 betting rounds
- • 95% stated RTP
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Deck
36
Sixes through aces, shuffled every hand
Betting rounds
5
Before the deal to after the river
Stated RTP
95%
From the game rules
Hands
2
Player face up, Dealer face down
Should you play it?
Worth a look if you know short deck poker, because the hand rankings change: a flush beats a full house and three of a kind beats a straight. You bet on the Player, the Dealer, a split or the winning combination, and every price carries the game's 95% return.
Play it if
- You like short deck Hold'em and its different rankings
- You enjoy betting in stages as the board comes out
- You want a head to head game with no opponents to beat
Skip it if
- You want to play your own hand
- You want fixed odds you can check in advance
- You want a lower house edge than 5%
Variance profile
LowMediumHigh
Medium. Player and Dealer start as near equal chances. The split and the rare combinations are the long shots.
Bets and payouts
The bets
Odds for every bet are set before each of the five betting rounds.
| Bet | When it wins |
|---|---|
| Player wins | The Player's best five card hand beats the Dealer's |
| Dealer wins | The Dealer's best five card hand beats the Player's |
| Split | The two hands are equal; only split bets win |
| Winning combination | The better hand at showdown is the rank you pick, in short deck order: one pair, two pair, straight, three of a kind, full house, flush, four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush |
In 6+ Poker a flush outranks a full house and three of a kind outranks a straight. The ace counts high or low in straights.
Odds are set before each betting round from the cards that could still come, so the price of the same bet changes as the hand goes on. RTP is the share of all money bet that comes back over a very long run; house edge is the rest. Neither predicts a single session.
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Claim BonusHow 6+ Poker works
6+ Poker is Texas Hold'em played with a 36 card deck: the twos, threes, fours and fives are removed. Two hands face each other, the Player with its cards face up and the Dealer with its cards face down until the end.
1
Round 1
Before the deal
Bet on the Player, the Dealer, a split or the winning combination.
2
Rounds 2 to 5
Bet as the cards come out
After the pocket cards, the flop, the turn and the river the odds are updated and you can bet again. The Dealer's cards stay face down.
3
Showdown
The better hand wins
The Dealer's cards are revealed and the best five card hand from seven cards wins. Equal hands are a split.
Short deck rankings
With only sixes through aces in the deck, some hands become rarer and the rankings change to match. A flush beats a full house, and three of a kind beats a straight. The ace still plays high or low, so the lowest straight is ace, six, seven, eight, nine and the highest is ten to ace.
Each side makes its best five card hand from its two pocket cards and the five board cards. The Player’s pocket cards are dealt face up and the Dealer’s face down, so for most of the hand you are betting with one side hidden.
Five betting rounds
You can bet before any card is dealt, then after the pocket cards, the flop, the turn and the river, with the Dealer’s cards still hidden in the last round. The game reprices every bet after each card from the cards that could still come. A deck is freshly shuffled for every hand.
Besides the Player, the Dealer and a split, you can bet on the winning combination: the rank of the best hand at showdown, from one pair to a royal flush.
Watching, not playing
No one checks, raises or folds. Knowing short deck odds helps you follow the prices, but the prices are worked out from the same cards with the margin added, so it does not create an edge. The game rules state a 95% return.
Is there a 6+ Poker strategy?
No. You never act on a hand, and every price is recalculated from the remaining cards with the same margin, so no betting round or hand reading gets you past the 95% return.
Short deck instincts are priced in
Knowing that a flush is harder than a full house helps you understand the odds you are offered, but the game uses the exact short deck chances when it sets them.
The hidden Dealer hand cuts both ways
You never see the Dealer's cards before betting closes. The price of the Dealer bet already accounts for every pair of cards it could hold.
What you can control
Pick one round to bet
Betting in all five rounds of the same hand multiplies your stake on one deal, with the margin on each bet.
Set a budget per hand
Decide what a hand is worth to you before the first card is dealt.
Play for fun, with money you can afford to lose. Set a time and money limit before you start and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun or you feel the urge to chase losses, take a break and get support: see our problem gambling help page.
Full game specifications
🎰 Game specifications
- Format
- Live card game: short deck Hold'em, Player against Dealer
- RTP stated by the studio
- 95% (whole game, game rules)
- Cards
- 36 card deck, 6 to ace, freshly shuffled for each hand
- Hands
- Player (face up) and Dealer (face down), plus a five card board
- Ranking
- Short deck: flush above full house, three of a kind above straight
- Ties
- A split; only split bets win
- Bet limits
- Set by each casino
6+ Poker FAQ
What is 6+ Poker?
Texas Hold’em with a 36 card deck, sixes through aces. In this live version you bet on a Player hand against a Dealer hand, on a split or on the winning combination, rather than playing a hand yourself.
Why does a flush beat a full house in 6+ Poker?
Removing the low cards leaves only nine cards of each suit, which makes flushes harder to make than full houses, so the ranking is swapped. Three of a kind beats a straight for the same reason.
What is the RTP of 6+ Poker?
The game rules state 95%. The odds are recalculated before each of the five betting rounds from the cards that could still come, with the margin built in.
What is a split in 6+ Poker?
A split is when the Player and the Dealer finish with equal hands. Only bets on the split win.
Can I see the Dealer cards before the last bet?
No. The Dealer’s pocket cards stay face down until every betting round is over, including the round after the river.
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