ClubGG Games and Poker Hand Rankings: Hold'em, PLO, PLO5 and More

ClubGG games cover the formats most US club players want: No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha (4-card PLO), PLO5, PLO6, Omaha Hi-Lo, Sit & Gos and multi-table tournaments. The app supports a range of variants, but each club decides which games it actually spreads. This page explains how each game works, what the stake levels usually mean, and the poker hand rankings that apply to all of them.

If you're new to the app, start with our complete ClubGG guide and then come back here before you sit down.

Common ClubGG games at a glance

No-Limit Hold'em

No-Limit Hold'em is the default game in most clubs. You get two hole cards, and five community cards come out across the flop (three cards), turn (one) and river (one). You make your best five-card hand from any combination of your two cards and the five on the board. You can use both hole cards, one, or even none.

"No-limit" means you can bet any amount from the minimum up to everything in front of you at any point. That's what makes all-in pressure possible, and it's why stack size matters so much in Hold'em.

Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO)

PLO is the second most popular game in club poker. You get four hole cards instead of two, and the board runs out the same way as Hold'em.

The Omaha rule: exactly two plus three

This is the rule that trips up every new Omaha player:

• You must use exactly two of your hole cards.
• You must use exactly three of the five board cards.

A few examples of what that means in practice:

• Board has four hearts, you hold one heart. You do not have a flush. You need two hearts in your hand.
• Board is 9-9-9-K-2, you hold K-K-7-4. You have a full house, nines full of kings, using both of your kings with the three nines. Hold A-K-7-4 instead and you only have three nines, because you can't combine one king from your hand with the king on the board.
• Board is 8-7-6-5-2, you hold A-K-Q-4. You do not have a straight. You'd need two cards that work with three board cards, such as T-9 or 4-3.

The client reads your hand correctly, but you still need to know the rule so you don't overvalue a hand during the betting.

PLO5 and PLO6

PLO5 (five-card Omaha) and PLO6 (six-card Omaha) follow the same rules as PLO, with five or six hole cards. The two-plus-three rule doesn't change, no matter how many cards you hold.

More cards means more combinations, so hands run closer together and big hands show up more often. A set or a straight that's strong in Hold'em can be second best in PLO5 or PLO6. Pots also tend to be bigger and more multiway, so expect larger swings and size your buy-ins accordingly.

Omaha Hi-Lo

Omaha Hi-Lo (also called Omaha 8 or eight-or-better) splits each pot between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand. In the standard version:

• A low hand needs five unpaired cards of eight or lower. Aces count as low.
• Straights and flushes don't count against a low, so A-2-3-4-5 is the best possible low.
• You still use exactly two hole cards and three board cards for each half, and you can use different cards for the high and the low.
• If no low qualifies, the high hand takes the whole pot.

Winning both halves is called scooping, and that's the main goal in Hi-Lo.

Pot-limit vs no-limit betting

The difference is the maximum bet size.

No-limit: You can bet or raise up to your entire stack at any time.

Pot-limit: The most you can bet is the size of the pot. When raising, the maximum is the pot after you call. A simple example:

1. The pot is $10 and your opponent bets $5. The pot is now $15.
2. To raise the pot, first imagine calling the $5. That makes the pot $20.
3. You can then raise by up to $20, for a total bet of $25.

You don't need to do the math yourself; the app's pot-size bet option handles it. Stacks can still go all-in in pot-limit games, it just takes a few streets or a re-raise war preflop. That's why PLO plays big even with the cap.

Sit & Gos and multi-table tournaments

Clubs commonly run two tournament formats alongside cash games:

• Sit & Gos start as soon as the seats fill, usually at one table. They're quick, the buy-in is fixed, and the payouts go to the top finishers.
• Multi-table tournaments (MTTs) have a scheduled start time, run across many tables, and pay a larger share of the field. Guaranteed prize pools are common in union schedules.

Tournament rake is built into the buy-in rather than taken from pots. Our rakeback guide explains how that factors into what you get back.

What micro, low and medium stakes mean

Clubs describe their games as micro, low, medium or high stakes, but there's no official definition. The ranges below are typical of how US clubs use the terms, not fixed rules.

Two things to check with your club before you play:

• Chip value. ClubGG chips are play-money on the app; the club sets what a chip is worth when it settles with you off the app. Ask your agent for the exact conversion. Our page on ClubGG deposits and cashouts covers how settlement works.
• Game-specific stakes. PLO and PLO5 at the same blinds play bigger than Hold'em because pots grow faster. Many players drop a level when switching from NLH to Omaha.

If you're starting out, our list of the best ClubGG clubs for low stakes is a good place to look.

Poker hand rankings

The same poker hand rankings apply in every game on this page, from Hold'em to PLO6. Higher on the list beats lower. The examples use A (ace), K (king), Q (queen), J (jack) and T (ten), with suits as s, h, d, c.

A few rules that settle most disputes:

• Aces can be high or low in a straight. A-K-Q-J-T is the highest straight; 5-4-3-2-A (the "wheel") is the lowest. A straight can't wrap around, so Q-K-A-2-3 is not a straight.
• Suits don't rank. Two identical flushes or straights split the pot.
• Kickers break ties. If two players have the same pair, the highest side card wins. Only five cards ever count.
• Ties within a hand type go to the higher cards: a king-high flush beats a queen-high flush, and a full house is ranked by its three of a kind first.

In Omaha, remember that your five-card hand is always built from two hole cards and three board cards, so the strongest hand you can see on the board isn't always the one you hold.

Which of our ClubGG clubs spread which games

This table shows the games and stakes each club lists in our ClubGG club directory as of October 2026. Game lineups can change, so confirm with the club before joining.

For the widest lineup, the Massiv union lists NL Hold'em, PLO, PLO5, PLO6, Hi-Lo, Sit & Gos and MTTs, with tables running 24/7. At smaller stakes, Red Carpet and Frontier both list all games at micro and low stakes, so ask the club which variants are running when you join. Sweet Holdem Alabama sticks to NL Hold'em and PLO on its set game nights.

Once you've picked a game, our guide on how to join a ClubGG club walks you through entering the Club ID. Not sure which club fits your game? Message us and we'll help you find one.

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