PokerNews reached out to Zynga Poker's product manager, Malhar Singh, to discuss the mobile game's addition of a new poker variant as the company celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Perhaps, Zynga's introduction of short deck to its audience will help spark the game's growth. Pros such as Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey often promote the poker variant, but it hasn't yet taken off in the lower stakes games in the United States. Short deck is a common game spread among high-stakes games in certain parts of the world, most notably Asia. It marks the first time Zynga has added a new poker variant since its launch 14 years ago! Zynga Poker, a free-to-play mobile poker game, is changing things up a bit by adding short deck hold'em to its popular app. How to Access Short Deck on Zynga Poker.