# Gamemodes

The Poker Pro platform provides a range of game mode choices for poker enthusiasts of diverse preferences. Within this section, you can discover additional information about the available main game modes on the platform.

### Texas Hold’em <a href="#texas-holdem" id="texas-holdem"></a>

The object of the game is for players to form a five-card poker hand that ranks higher than the other players’ five-card poker hands. Each player may use any combination of the two cards initially dealt to them at the beginning of the game, referred to as “hole” cards, and the five cards dealt on the table throughout the course of the game, referred to as “community” cards or “board” cards. They may play the board by using no-hole cards and using the five community cards, to make the highest-ranking five-card poker hand, according to the rankings as shown below.

**Deck**

The game shall be played using one standard 52-card deck and no joker. The 52-card deck shall be shuffled, cut, and dealt with by the house dealer.

### Short Deck Holdem <a href="#id-6-holdem-short-deck-holdem" id="id-6-holdem-short-deck-holdem"></a>

Short Deck Holdem is a variant of Texas Hold’em. The principal difference between standard Hold’em and this modification is that in 6+ Hold’em the deck consists only of 36 cards instead of 52. Thus, though the gameplay is identical in terms of streets and betting, the royalties differ.\
The Ace is still low, A6789 making the lowest straight, and it’s still high making TJQKA. There are also differences in hand strength, like 3-of-a-kind now beats a straight, and a flush beats a full house (since it’s harder to make one because you only have 9 suited cards out of 36 with which you can make a 5-card flush). Thus, the hand rankings are the following:

1. Royal (straight) flush;
2. Four of a kind (quads);
3. Flush;
4. Full House;
5. Three of a kind;
6. Straight;
7. Two pair;
8. A pair;
9. High card.

### Omaha <a href="#omaha" id="omaha"></a>

The rules of Omaha are very similar to the Texas Hold’em rules. The only difference is that every player receives four cards face down (the ‘hole cards’) and has to pick exactly two of his four hole cards and three of the five community cards to make his or her best five-card hand.

### Omaha Hi/Lo <a href="#omaha-hilo" id="omaha-hilo"></a>

The Hi/Lo game is played exactly the same way as the Omaha game with only one difference. At the showdown, the player with the best high hand takes half the pot. The other half of the pot goes to the best low hand, provided that it meets the required low qualifications. If nobody possesses a qualifying low hand then the entire pot goes to the best high hand.

A low hand consists of five cards (2 hole cards + 3 community cards) from A to 8. In other words, the low hand can be formed from A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (A counts as 1). The strongest low hand possible is 5-4-3-2-A, it is called 'the wheel'.

There can be no pairs in a low hand. The stronger the low hand is, the lower the cards. **Example:** A-2-4-5-6 beats 2-5-6-7-8. The suits are not considered for the low hand, so in case two players have similar low hands, they split the low half of the pot. Here are the examples of low hands, from the weakest to the strongest ones:

8-7-6-5-4

8-7-6-5-3

8-6-4-2-A

8-4-3-2-A

7-6-5-4-2

7-6-5-2-A

7-5-4-3-2

6-5-4-3-2

6-4-3-2-A

5-4-3-2-A

### Omaha 5 card <a href="#omaha-5-card" id="omaha-5-card"></a>

The rules of Omaha 5 card are similar to Texas Holdem, but the player is dealt 5 hole cards and he must use exactly two of his hole cards and three community cards to make the highest possible hand. Therefore, holding K-K-K-3-2 in your hand does not give you three of a kind, but simply a pair of Kings.

### Omaha 6 card H/L <a href="#omaha-6-card-hl" id="omaha-6-card-hl"></a>

Omaha 6 Card H/L is played the same as standard Omaha H/L and Omaha 5 Card H/L, but the player receives 6 hole cards at the start instead of 4 or 5.

Other game modes worth mentioning:

* Fast Fold
* Fold Poker
* Short Deck
* Hold'em Fast
