{"id":4825,"date":"2022-01-25T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:01:52","slug":"zynga-poker-now-offering-new-action-packed-short-deck-poker-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/zynga-poker-now-offering-new-action-packed-short-deck-poker-variant","title":{"rendered":"Zynga Poker Now Offering New Action-Packed Short Deck Poker Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/zynga-poker-short-deck-poker.jpg\" alt=\"Zynga Poker, Short Deck Poker\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4826\" title=\"Zynga Poker Now Offering New Action-Packed Short Deck Poker Variant \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/zynga-poker-short-deck-poker.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/zynga-poker-short-deck-poker-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zynga Poker adds a new game for the first time in 14 years<\/li>\n<li>Short deck won\u2019t be automatically available for Zynga players<\/li>\n<li>The popular format originated in Asia and is promoted by the likes of Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zynga Poker <\/strong>is joining the short deck craze! Players at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/best-poker-apps-websites-to-play-poker-online-with-friends\">social games<\/a> app will now enjoy the popular variant which has taken the poker world by storm in recent years. This marks the first time that Zynga has introduced a new game since its launch back in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>Short deck, also known as six-plus hold\u2019em, is a Texas hold\u2019em poker variant where the 2-5 cards are removed from the deck. The game originated in Asia and is promoted by some of the world\u2019s best high-stakes poker pros, including <strong>Phil Ivey<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Dwan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"joining-a-short-deck-table-on-zynga-poker\">Joining a Short Deck Table on Zynga Poker<\/h2>\n<p>Short deck\u2019s availability on Zynga Poker is currently limited, as explained by the company\u2019s product manager <strong>Malhar Singh<\/strong>. The game unlocks at Level 5, allowing players to easily access it from the main lobby on the home screen. Players need to pick their preferred stakes first before they are automatically assigned a table and start playing.<\/p>\n<p>The Zynga team acknowledges the fact that many players might still be unfamiliar with short deck. For this reason, special tips and assistance are provided during the player\u2019s first session. The game then operates normally throughout the subsequent sessions.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-about-short-deck\">More About Short Deck<\/h2>\n<p>Short deck is played pretty much the same as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-poker-games\/texas-holdem-poker\">traditional Texas hold\u2019em game<\/a>, only that the total number of cards in the deck is only 36, with the 2 through 5 cards (16 cards in total) removed at the start of play. <\/p>\n<p>It also follows the same rules when it comes to the play of the hand, showdown, and betting structures, though there are a few differences in terms of hand rankings. In short deck, flush beats a full house, and players can also use an ace to make high and low straights. <\/p>\n<p>The modified hand rankings are brought about by the removal of the 2-5 cards from the deck. The odds change, and therefore players are more likely to hit a full house than a flush, which works the opposite way in a classic no-limit hold\u2019em game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/zynga-finally-launches-real-money-poker-play-on-facebook\">Follow Zynga on social media<\/a> if you would like to know more about their latest offering and what\u2019s to come. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Zynga Poker adds a new game for the first time in 14 years Short deck won\u2019t be automatically available for Zynga players The popular format originated in Asia and is promoted by the likes of Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan Zynga Poker is joining the short deck craze! Players at the social games app&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zynga Poker Now Offering New Action-Packed Short Deck Poker Variant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zynga Poker is joining the short deck craze!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/zynga-poker-now-offering-new-action-packed-short-deck-poker-variant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zynga Poker Now 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