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Cash GamesCash Games

Cash Game · Hold'em

Texas Hold'em

The most classic and widely played poker format. Two hole cards plus five community cards make the strongest five-card hand — learnable in minutes, yet a lifetime to master.

Each player receives two hole cards and five community cards are dealt.
Preflop, flop, turn and river — four betting rounds in total.
The best hand — or the last player standing — takes the pot.

Cash Game · Omaha (PLO / PLO-5)

Omaha

Similar to Texas Hold'em, but each player is dealt four (PLO) or five (PLO-5) hole cards, giving far more combinations and variety.

You must use exactly two hole cards plus three community cards.
Played as Pot Limit, where the maximum raise is the current pot.
Bigger average hands, sharper action and more excitement.

Cash Game · Short Deck (6+)

Short Deck

All 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s are removed, leaving a 36-card deck (6 to A) — also known as 6+ Hold'em.

A flush beats a full house (fewer cards make flushes harder to hit).
The lowest straight is A-6-7-8-9.
Sets, straights and flushes hit far more often — faster and fiercer.

Cash Game · All-in or Fold

All-in or Fold

A high-speed poker format where each hand gives you only two choices — All-in or Fold.

Hold'em is decided preflop; Omaha lets you see the flop first.
Once the decision is made, there are no further betting rounds.
Mostly four-handed and very fast — the easiest way in for beginners.

Cash Game · Fast-Fold

Turbo Table

The fast format of cash games. Players join a shared pool rather than one fixed table.

Fold and you are instantly moved to a new table with new opponents.
No waiting for the hand to end — fold and move on.
Up to 200–300 hands per hour at a single table — multiplied efficiency.

TournamentsMTT · Tournaments

Tournament · Freezeout

Regular Events

A standard multi-table tournament. A fixed buy-in gets equal chips; lose them and you are out.

Blinds rise on a timer and tables merge as players bust out.
Until one player holds every chip.
The pool is split by final placing; reach the money and you are paid.

Tournament · Satellite

Ticket Events

Use a smaller buy-in to win a ticket or seat into a higher-tier event.

Prizes are usually fixed seats, and the event ends once they are gone.
Top finishers all receive exactly the same prize.
Survival to the money matters more than chip count.

Tournament · Bounty / KO

Bounty Hunter

A knockout format. Part of each buy-in becomes a bounty on every player's head; eliminate an opponent and you collect theirs.

Commonly progressive (PKO) — part banked, part added to your own head.
Balances finishing prizes with knockout bounties.
Rewards aggression and momentum.

Tournament · Mystery Bounty

Mystery Bounty

Bounty amounts are unknown in advance. The bounty phase opens at a set point in the event.

No bounties before the phase opens; once it does, every knockout draws a random bounty.
Amounts range from roughly one buy-in to a major jackpot.
Highly dramatic — one hit can draw an enormous prize.

Tournament · Omaha

Omaha Events

A tournament format played under Omaha (PLO) rules.

Each player gets four hole cards and uses two of them plus three community cards.
Played as Pot Limit.
Higher variance and richer hands, made for big-pot confrontation.

The above are general rules for each format; actual structures, blind levels and details follow the announcements in the QQPK client.