A hold'em game with fewer than seven players.

inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

A short-handed game refers to a table that has few opponents. A table of 2-6 players (as opposed to a full table of 10) would be considered a short-handed game.

The situation where there are six or less players at the poker table, making it necessary to give more action than you would in a full-ring Texas Holdem game and forcing you to play more hands in order to win.

Descriptive of a team that has fewer players on the ice than the opposition because of a penalty or penalties. See also power play.

Playing at a table that has 5 or less players. "A Short-handed table".

A game where the total amount of players falls below a certain number. In Texas Hold'em usually 4 or 5.

Descriptive of a game with not many players.

A ‘short-handedâ€(tm) game has few players.

this is a definition for a Texas Holdem game with few gamblers.

A situation in which a team is forced to play with fewer than six players because one or more have been sent to the penalty box.

A poker game with 6 or fewer players.

An adjective used to describe a game with few players.

Some casinos only allow up to 5 or 6 players at a table; in other words short-handed tables.