PokerStars Rolls Out 6-Card Omaha Variant

PokerStars Rolls Out 6-Card Omaha Variant
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  • RUPAM THAKUR February 17, 2020
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PokerStars has been the frontrunner at least when it comes to game innovations and introducing novel poker variants. Some ambitious new variants that been graced the PokerStars client in the past years include Split Hold ’em, Showtime Hold ’em, Unfold, Power Up, and Deep Water Hold ’em.

The latest in the line of new introductions is 6-Card Omaha. Banking on the increasing popularity of this action-driven format, PokerStars has launched this new format on PokerStars.com, PokerStars.EU and PokerStarsInSochi.com client. The rollout is expected to include the UK market soon, followed by other markets.

Omaha has steadily gained ground over the traditional No-Limit Hold ’em variant that was once the staple variant at all online sites.

The first innovations to the format saw the introduction of Pot-Limit Omaha. Then came Omaha Hi-Lo. After that, we saw 5-Card PLO or Big O, where 5 hole cards were dealt. In fact, many Indian operators like PokerBaazi and PokerDangal already offer the 5-Card PLO variant for cash games while the four-card option is popular across platforms!

PokerStars is currently offering the 6-Card variant at 6-max cash game tables for stakes ranging from the micro stakes $0.05/0.10 and going up to $50/$100.

What is 6-Card PLO?

There is one fundamental difference between the ‘normal’ Omaha and 6-card Omaha, and that is the number of cards dealt to each player. In 6-Card Omaha, players have to use two of the 6 hole cards dealt to them and precisely three of the community cards to make the best five-card hand possible. The only other notable difference is that a table can never have more than seven players because there are not enough cards in the deck.

Omaha is a flop-driven game, and therefore the more coordinated the hand is pre-flop, the more potential there is to make a straight, flush, or a full house. One must be able to evaluate those opportunities once they’ve reached the flop.

The equities run much closer in Omaha as compared to Hold ’em and hence results in players playing more hands, and seeing more flops. This creates larger pots with the majority of the chips often going into the pot after the flop is dealt.

In 6-Card Omaha, there are potential 15 starting hand combinations, whereas, in Omaha, there are six possible combinations. This means one should look for more flush and straight combinations while ensuring that you are drawing to the nuts.

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