Showtime Hold’em is similar to the globally popular game of Texas Hold’em, but with one crucial difference: all folded cards are left face-up for the duration of the hand.
The result is more information available to each player, leading to new possibilities and greater depth of strategy. Plus, who hasn’t wondered what cards their opponent folded to a big bet on the river? With Showtime Hold’em, you’ll find out!
PokerStars has introduced a new temporary game called Showtime Hold'em, a Texas Hold'em variant in which all folded hole cards are displayed for everyone to see for the rest of the hand. The go-to-destination for PokerStars merch. The PokerStars Store has it all. Poker equipment, exclusive branded clothing and accessories.
If you’ve played Texas Hold’em before, or seen it on TV, the rules of Showtime Hold’em are easy to pick up.
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The Rules of Showtime Hold’em
Traditional Texas Hold’em sees players each receive two private cards (known as ‘hole cards’) that belong to them alone, with five community cards then dealt face-up – known as the ‘board’. All players in the hand use these shared community cards, combined with their own hole cards, to each make their best possible five-card poker hand.
What makes Showtime Hold’em different, is that every card folded by any player remains face-up and visible for the rest of the hand. This includes all cards folded pre- and post-flop.
Showtime Hold’em is played as a No Limit game.
We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. PokerStars has also added a group of new games including 5 and 6 card Omaha, 6+ hold’em, Showtime Hold’em, Split Hold’em and Fusion along with Progressive KO and Total Progressive KO tournaments. If you’re a Home Games player on @PokerStars, or always wanted to set up your own, what follows is going to be of interest to you.
Learn How to Play Showtime Hold'em for Free
If you want to learn how to play Showtime Hold'em, then download the PokerStars software and join any of the free poker games where you can play online against other players. Unlike our real money poker games, since there is nothing at stake, you can be comfortable learning the ropes of the game and all the rules of Showtime Hold'em. We hope to see you in our poker room, and good luck at the tables!
As well as Showtime Hold'em, we also offer many other poker variants. See our Poker Games page to learn more.
If you have any questions, please contact Support.
Find out how the different hands compare in Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other games.
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In a move that likely came as a disappointment to some, but hopefully a surprise to nobody, PokerStars removed the specialty game Showtime Hold’em from its cash game lobby on Monday. This was a scheduled change and is something that PokerStars has done before. The more interesting thing is that the online poker room has teased a new game, “Unfold.”
Players Couldn’t Hide in Showtime Hold’em
Showtime Hold’em was introduced in May and the play while a person was active in a hand was exactly the same as any other hold’em game. The massive difference came in when a player folded. Upon folding, a player’s hole cards were turned face up for the duration of the hand.
Thus, every time someone folded, everyone who was still remaining in the hand had more and more information. In a game of missing information, that is quite a big deal. Of course, all players at the table have the information, so it is even in that regard – what it comes down to is how players use that information.
Having to reveal hole cards upon folding also had the potential to affect how people played at the table going forward. Someone like me who is a total nit would be found out as a total nit. Would I have to loosen up my starting hand requirements to throw off my opponents? Would I perhaps be able to use that image to my advantage and pull off a big bluff later? The opposite holds true, too, as players who play garbage hands could easily be found out. The twist made for some interesting table dynamics and possible fluctuations in playing styles during a session.
Showtime Hold’em replaced another temporary cash game offering, Split Hold’em. In Split Hold’em, two sets of community cards were dealt and players had to form the winning five-card hand with both in order to win the entire pot. Basic Online Blackjack Strategy Trainer - Hit or Stand. Split pots were common with one player winning the top board and one player winning the bottom board.
Unfold Intrigue
Pokerstars Showtime Holdem
Showtime Pokerstars Online
And now poker fans are waiting to find out what the deal is (no pun intended) with something called Unfold.
In a blog post yesterday, PokerStars said, “But, as one game steps down, the crew of poker remixologists at PokerStars finish cooking up something new to add to the rotation. No comment for now, but we reserve the right to reverse that statement – or Unfold it, if you will – very soon.”
Traditional Texas Hold’em sees players each receive two private cards (known as ‘hole cards’) that belong to them alone, with five community cards then dealt face-up – known as the ‘board’. All players in the hand use these shared community cards, combined with their own hole cards, to each make their best possible five-card poker hand.
What makes Showtime Hold’em different, is that every card folded by any player remains face-up and visible for the rest of the hand. This includes all cards folded pre- and post-flop.
Showtime Hold’em is played as a No Limit game.
We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. PokerStars has also added a group of new games including 5 and 6 card Omaha, 6+ hold’em, Showtime Hold’em, Split Hold’em and Fusion along with Progressive KO and Total Progressive KO tournaments. If you’re a Home Games player on @PokerStars, or always wanted to set up your own, what follows is going to be of interest to you.
Learn How to Play Showtime Hold'em for Free
If you want to learn how to play Showtime Hold'em, then download the PokerStars software and join any of the free poker games where you can play online against other players. Unlike our real money poker games, since there is nothing at stake, you can be comfortable learning the ropes of the game and all the rules of Showtime Hold'em. We hope to see you in our poker room, and good luck at the tables!
As well as Showtime Hold'em, we also offer many other poker variants. See our Poker Games page to learn more.
If you have any questions, please contact Support.
Find out how the different hands compare in Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other games.
The poker dictionary is your reference for poker jargon and the language of poker.
Make your first real money deposit and start playing at PokerStars. Deposits are fast and secure.
In a move that likely came as a disappointment to some, but hopefully a surprise to nobody, PokerStars removed the specialty game Showtime Hold’em from its cash game lobby on Monday. This was a scheduled change and is something that PokerStars has done before. The more interesting thing is that the online poker room has teased a new game, “Unfold.”
Players Couldn’t Hide in Showtime Hold’em
Showtime Hold’em was introduced in May and the play while a person was active in a hand was exactly the same as any other hold’em game. The massive difference came in when a player folded. Upon folding, a player’s hole cards were turned face up for the duration of the hand.
Thus, every time someone folded, everyone who was still remaining in the hand had more and more information. In a game of missing information, that is quite a big deal. Of course, all players at the table have the information, so it is even in that regard – what it comes down to is how players use that information.
Having to reveal hole cards upon folding also had the potential to affect how people played at the table going forward. Someone like me who is a total nit would be found out as a total nit. Would I have to loosen up my starting hand requirements to throw off my opponents? Would I perhaps be able to use that image to my advantage and pull off a big bluff later? The opposite holds true, too, as players who play garbage hands could easily be found out. The twist made for some interesting table dynamics and possible fluctuations in playing styles during a session.
Showtime Hold’em replaced another temporary cash game offering, Split Hold’em. In Split Hold’em, two sets of community cards were dealt and players had to form the winning five-card hand with both in order to win the entire pot. Basic Online Blackjack Strategy Trainer - Hit or Stand. Split pots were common with one player winning the top board and one player winning the bottom board.
Unfold Intrigue
Pokerstars Showtime Holdem
Showtime Pokerstars Online
And now poker fans are waiting to find out what the deal is (no pun intended) with something called Unfold.
In a blog post yesterday, PokerStars said, “But, as one game steps down, the crew of poker remixologists at PokerStars finish cooking up something new to add to the rotation. No comment for now, but we reserve the right to reverse that statement – or Unfold it, if you will – very soon.”
Similarly, the poker room tweeted, “The eagle-eyed among you have noticed something new. We don’t comment on potential, unannounced future game features. However, we reserve the right to reverse this statement — or unfold it, if you will — in the near future.”
No further details were released, leaving players wondering what this new game could be. The obvious guess is that players may have the chance to “unfold” their hand and retrieve their mucked cards at some point. One would have to think that the privilege of doing that will come with a price. What price that will be and, for that matter, what Unfold will actually be all about, remains to be seen.
