{"id":8379,"date":"2018-09-08T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2018-09-08T08:00:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T12:00:57","slug":"pokerstars-upcoming-short-deck-is-a-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/pokerstars-upcoming-short-deck-is-a-game-changer\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars’ Upcoming Short-Deck is a Game Changer"},"content":{"rendered":"
PokerStars have been changing the world of the namesake game for a fair while now. Through free-passes at grand tournaments to introducing varied and interesting variations of poker, the host has been doing its best to popularize what appears to be a favorite past-time, give it an official competitive status, and overcome all the unpalatable hurdles along the way. Today, PokerStars is pondering yet another new game<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Enhancing the poker experience has been at the core of PokerStars. The Unfold initiative has definitely done a fair bit to improve upon the variety of products it introduces. And if some have been rather self-serving initiatives, such as Unfold, PokerStars have also invested over $8 million in free passes for their upcoming The Caribbean tournament event in January, 2019.<\/p>\n However, PokerStars may now be preparing to introduce a version that will entertain customer and business alike. The short-deck poker may finally be coming to one of the world\u2019s best-known poker hosts. According to reports, the PokerStars\u2019 version is called Six Plus Hold\u2019em<\/strong>. <\/p>\n In this iteration of the game, you will only play with a deck of 36 cards, and the 2-5 will be removed from the deck. Of course, a new game will take some getting used to, and not every pro will be automatically able to switch to the new game style. With flushes nearly eliminated for the lack of cards, they will be a desired combination. Not to mention that now a flush will be higher than a full house, for example.<\/p>\n Just as any other quirky version of a product, be that in a world of poker or beyond, the short deck originated in China where the game\u2019s popularity has been steadily going up. With this in mind, we have already witnessed a number of pros join competitions and take a pot shot at it, including Tom Dwan<\/strong> and Phil Ivey<\/strong>. Dwan also have issued his recommendations about No Limit Hold\u2019em Poker.<\/a><\/p>\n Despite failing to achieve significant results in both games, both players have agreed that the game stands out to be a riveting iteration of poker. The game has been adopted by multiple venues, including Vegas<\/strong>, Montenegro<\/strong>, and Manila<\/strong>, with varied poker pros attending. <\/p>\nA Bash at Innovation<\/h2>\n
The Shot-Deck Origins<\/h2>\n