Thoughts on Short Deck Poker

hippy4life · Mar 12, 2019

Whats everybodys thoughts on short deck poker?

xy23 · Mar 14, 2019

Being that it's actually short deck, I think it's pretty exciting since you're much more likely to hit different hands.

mitroff · Mar 15, 2019

The game is more dynamic, a bit unusual. You can play for a change.

YungWan · Mar 15, 2019

I played a bit of Play Money Short Deck on PokerStars but have to say, I didn't understand all the rules!

From what I understand from watching interviews by Richard Yong and Tom Dwan, Short Deck is popular because it gives a chance for businessmen to win against top players whereas in Hold'em it's much more difficult!

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mitroff · Mar 16, 2019

YungWan, Chinese players are the tops in the game with a short deck. They are better prepared technically, other professionals have no such game experience. See if there is a desire for the 2019 Triton series, there are many tournaments with a short deck.

disciple · Mar 16, 2019

I think poker did start as a short deck game with 20 cards, and evolved into a 52 card game over the waters of Mississippi. No need to revert to old ways, just play Omaha Hi/Lo if you want more action

xy23 · Mar 16, 2019

disciple said:
I think poker did start as a short deck game with 20 cards, and evolved into a 52 card game over the waters of Mississippi. No need to revert to old ways, just play Omaha Hi/Lo if you want more action

Well I saw the same interview with Dwan as well like YungWan said, and Dwan talks about how short deck makes people feel like they got coolered less/ got less bad beats. So if reverting to old ways is what brings in traffic to the game of poker, I say why not?

lousypanda · Mar 16, 2019

Too Old

I don’t like change. Too old to learn a new game.

fhruhrhit · Mar 16, 2019

I think, 100bb is not enough for short deck game.
200~250bb is better.

dlam · Mar 16, 2019

Did not like it at first. Now crushing the micro tables Need 200 wins hands to get comfortable
It easy now cause new players dont know the rules.
Like the early days of Hold em

Ovuvuevuevue · Mar 16, 2019

There's a lot more variance so it attracts bad players but also increases the chance of bad beats. It's always good to profit off the early stages of a new game so take advantage while you can

Cody5991 · Mar 16, 2019

I think it is definitely a lot of fun but I do feel you usually have to have better hands to win than regular hold’em like I don’t see many people winning with a pair or two

mitroff · Mar 17, 2019

fhruhrhit said:
I think, 100bb is not enough for short deck game.
200~250bb is better.

At such a depth of stacks (200BB) a game with a short deck looks very strange. Increasing the blinds will make the game less dynamic.

UncleConRon · Mar 17, 2019

My opinion

Its like any other game. You just have to play the cards different.

onione6ix · Mar 17, 2019

Short deck is fun and alot of clients are picking it up. Check it out alot of fun

FrothyGoodness · Mar 17, 2019

Its adds more flair because now its Top hands vs Top hands. Played it a few times and ran pretty well. brings a whole new level of odds

Erpherk · Mar 17, 2019

Looks like a lot of fun. Haven't played any yet but i would like to at some point. Being limited to sites as U.S player is kind of lame.

dlam · Mar 17, 2019

Generally need a str8 or better
2pair or trips is borderline hand at the river

Thoughts on Short Deck Poker

hippy4life

Rising Star

xy23

Rock Star

mitroff

Rock Star

YungWan

Rock Star

mitroff

Rock Star

disciple

Rising Star

xy23

Rock Star

lousypanda

Enthusiast

fhruhrhit

Rock Star

dlam

Visionary

Ovuvuevuevue

Rock Star

Cody5991

Rock Star

mitroff

Rock Star

UncleConRon

Visionary

onione6ix

Rock Star

FrothyGoodness

Visionary

Erpherk

Rock Star

dlam

Visionary

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