In Six Plus Hold’em, the lowest value cards are no longer in play. This means strong starting hands come up more often and it’s easier to make a powerful five-card hand.
Flushes are stronger in Six Plus Hold’em as there are only nine cards in each suit, so it’s harder to make this hand. Aces still play low as well as high, meaning the lowest straight is A-6-7-8-9.
Royal Flush
An Ace-high straight flush: the very best five-card hand available.
Straight Flush
Five cards of consecutive ranks in the same suit.
Four of a Kind
All four cards of the same rank and one other card.
Flush
Stronger in Six Plus Hold’em: five cards of the same suit.
Full House
Weaker in Six Plus Hold’em: three cards of one rank and two of another rank.
Three of a Kind
Stronger in Six Plus Hold’em: three cards of one rank and two other unpaired cards.
Straight
Weaker in Six Plus Hold’em: five cards of consecutive ranks, but not all in the same suit.
Two Pair
Two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, plus one other card.
Pair
Two cards of one rank and three other unpaired cards.
High Card
With no other combination, the highest ranked card determines the strength of your hand.