Supported Games

The game='…' binding selects the poker variant. Each variant changes the deck, the number of hole cards, and the hand evaluator.

holdem is the default if game is omitted. Open PQL is currently a Hi-only implementation — Hi/Lo splits (Omaha 8, Stud 8) and stud variants (Stud Hi, Razz) are not supported.

Hold’em

Players are dealt two hole cards, share a five-card board, and use any combination of seven cards to make the best five-card hand.

select equity(hero)
from   game='holdem', hero='AhKh', villain='QQ+', board='Ah9s2c'

Omaha

Four hole cards per player. Each player must use exactly two of their hole cards and three of the board cards. Range strings still use the same notation; concrete hands require four cards (e.g. AhAsKhKs):

select equity(hero)
from   game='omaha', hero='AhAsKhKs', villain='**'

Short Deck

A 36-card deck (deuces through fives removed). Common Short-Deck rule choices apply: A-6-7-8-9 is the wheel straight, and flushes beat full houses. The prelude crate’s evaluator implements the standard ranking.

select equity(hero)
from   game='shortdeck', hero='AwAx', villain='**'

One Game per Query

Each query targets a single game. You cannot mix variants inside one query.