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Texas Hold'em played on a 36-card deck with twos through fives removed, altering hand rankings so flushes beat full houses; popularized in Asian high-stakes games around 2014.

Hold'em variant where players receive four hole cards but must use exactly two with exactly three board cards; popularized in U.S. cardrooms during the 1980s.

Split-pot Omaha game where the best high hand and any qualifying low (eight-high or better) each win half the pot, rewarding versatile hand selection.

Mississippi Stud is a popular casino table game where players wager progressively on a five-card poker hand without competing against a dealer, aiming for a pair of jacks or better.

Three-hole-card Hold'em variant where players discard their third card after seeing the flop rather than before, creating more complex post-flop decisions than Pineapple.

Double Board Omaha is an Omaha variant in which two separate community card boards are dealt simultaneously and the pot is split between the best hand on each board.

Texas Hold'em variant where players receive three hole cards and discard one before the first betting round, increasing average starting hand strength and action.

Five-card Omaha Hi-Lo variant requiring exactly two hole cards and three board cards, producing more complex split-pot scenarios than standard four-card Omaha.

Also called Tahoe Pineapple, players retain all three hole cards through the river and discard one only at showdown, maximizing hand flexibility until the last moment.

Omaha variant dealt with five hole cards per player instead of four, increasing combinatorial complexity while retaining the exactly-two-hole-cards rule.

Casino Hold'em is a table game invented by Stephen Au-Yeung in 2000, where players compete against a dealer to form the best five-card hand from two hole cards and community cards.

Manila is a stripped-deck community card variant originating in the Philippines, played with cards seven and above, where players must use both hole cards.

Hybrid game starting with four hole cards like Omaha; players discard two after the flop betting round and continue with two cards like Texas Hold'em for later streets.

Courchevel Hi-Lo is a five-card Omaha high-low split variant in which the first community card is dealt face-up before the preflop betting round begins.

Pick'em Poker is a video poker variant where players choose one of two displayed cards to complete their five-card hand, reducing strategic complexity compared to standard draw poker.

Fusion is a poker variant that begins as Texas Hold'em and transitions into Omaha by dealing additional hole cards on later streets, blending both game structures in one hand.

Omaha variant with six hole cards per player, the largest hole-card deal in standard Omaha formats, significantly expanding hand combinations and board coverage.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a complex home poker variant named after the iconic 1966 Spaghetti Western, featuring special community cards that introduce wilds and discards.

Showtime Hold'em is a Hold'em variant in which all folded hole cards are immediately revealed face-up to remaining players, greatly expanding available information.

Pinatubo is a Manila variant named after the Philippine volcano that expands the standard Manila structure with an additional community card, increasing hand combinations.

Double Flop Hold'em is a Texas Hold'em variant featuring two parallel community card boards run simultaneously, with the pot split between the best hand on each board.

Royal Hold'em is a Texas Hold'em variant played with a 20-card stripped deck (tens through aces), making premium holdings like full houses and quads far more frequent.

Unfold Hold'em is a Hold'em variant where players who have folded preflop may pay a fee after seeing the flop to re-enter and contest a separate side pot.

Criss-Cross is a community card poker variant where five shared cards are dealt face down in a cross pattern, with players utilizing the center card and one specific row.

Tahoe is a community card poker variant where players receive three hole cards but must use exactly two, sitting structurally between Texas Hold'em and Omaha.

Power Hold'em is a Hold'em variant where players receive three hole cards and must discard one before the flop, preserving the two-card structure of standard Hold'em.

Split Hold'em is a Texas Hold'em variant in which two separate community card runouts are dealt simultaneously, with the pot divided between the winner on each board.

Super Hold'em is a Hold'em variant where each player receives three hole cards and may use any number of them in combination with the shared community cards.

Around the World is an action-heavy poker home game where players progressively pass unwanted cards around the table, attempting to build the strongest hand through trade.