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PokerStars Introduces Pot Limit 6 Card Omaha

  • Players are dealt six hole cards instead of the standard four
  • Use two hole cards, three community cards to make best five-card hand
  • Game meant to produce even more action than regular Omaha
Dan Katz

Dan Katz graduated with a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Emory University. He clearly uses neither of those degrees now, having been writing about the gambling industry (specializing in poker) since 2005. Prior to that, he was an IT and management consultant. He is an avid gamer, primarily on PC, and enjoys collecting retro video games and consoles; finding room to set them all up is his current challenge. Dan lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and two children. You can get in touch with Dan at [email protected].

PokerStars Pot Limit 6 Card Hold'em Screenshot
PokerStars launched 6 Card Omaha on Tuesday, an Omaha variation in which players get six hole cards instead of four. [Image: 6 Card Hold’em game screenshot]

50% more hole cards

On Tuesday, online poker giant PokerStars announced the debut of Pot Limit 6 Card Omaha to its game offerings. The Omaha variation is available in both cash games and tournaments. It is currently only in the lobbies of the .com, .eu, and .ruso clients.

each player is dealt six hole cards

6 Card Omaha is exactly the same as standard Omaha Hold’em, save for one significant difference: each player is dealt six hole cards. Players try to put together the best five-card hand using two of their six hole cards and three community cards.

While tables are open up and down the stakes spectrum, the only 6 Card Omaha games currently active at about 6:00 pm ET are at micro-stakes tables.

Action generates rake

The purpose of introducing 6 Card Omaha, especially when PokerStars already has Omaha and 5 Card Omaha, is to encourage action. The PokerStars blog confirmed that “let’s face it: sometimes, it’s all about the action.”

Omaha is a more action-filled game than Texas Hold’em because it uses double the hole cards. With more hole cards, every player has more possibilities to hit hands after the flop. For this reason, more players tend to stay in the hand and for longer than in Hold’em.

Increasing the number of hole cards to six boosts the hand possibilities even more. The more action in a hand, the larger the pots grow and the more rake PokerStars takes in.

a way to both attract and keep new casual players

As PokerStars continues to try to mold its poker environment to recreational players, 6 Card Omaha fits the pattern. Recreational players certainly try to win, but they tend to be more concerned with having fun in the limited time they have to play. Action games like 6 Card Omaha fit the bill and can be a way to both attract and keep new casual players.

PokerStars renowned for unique games

PokerStars has been known for launching new game types during the last couple of years. Most novelty games that the site introduces are meant to be temporary, but it appears that 6 Card Omaha may be a permanent addition to the lobby.

In November, PokerStars debuted a pair of novelty games: Deep Water Hold’em and PokerStars Tempest Hold’em. They are intended to be temporary, so one might guess that their run may soon be coming to an end.

Both games are Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em. They both add a Giant Blind, which is to the left of and double the Big Blind. Deep Water is a deep-stack game, with a minimum buy-in of 50 times the Giant Blind.

Tempest, on the other hand, is a severely short-stacked game. Permitted buy-ins are only 5 to 10 times the Giant Blind. On top of that, the only decisions players are allowed to make are all-in or fold. Deep Water is a game for those who want to play poker; Tempest is aimed at players who want to gamble.

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