7 Card Stud Hi/Low - High Low Poker

7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Poker follows the exact same method, cards dealt, betting, antes, etc. as a regular 7 card stud game but similar to Omaha Hi Lo, this poker version is a game where the highest five card poker hand splits the pot with the lowest qualified hand. In order to qualify for the low hand you must hold five cards that are 8 or less and of different value. For example, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 or A, 3, 4, 6, 7. In order to fully understand this game, read the section on 7 card stud poker and also the section on Omaha Hi Lo and put the information together. As mentioned, this game’s method, betting, antes, raising, etc. is exactly the same as your regular 7 card stud game but it’s combined with a Lo hand (exactly the same characteristics as explained in Omaha Hi Lo poker). Similarly, if no player qualifies for the Lo hand then the High hand wins the entire pot. Also it is possible for the same player to win both the Hi and Lo hands, again taking the entire pot.

To sum up:

• This poker version is a split pot game where the player with the highest poker hand shares the pot with the player with the lowest hand.
• The process of the game is exactly the same as a regular 7 card stud game, it is the outcome that changes.
• Players must ante up, bet and raise, fold and check just as they would in in 7 card stud poker.
• The best Hi hand is determined as in all other poker games, Texas Hold em, Omaha, etc.
• The best Lo hand is determined by the player with the lowest five card hand made up of five cards of different value and all must be 8 or less. For example, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or A, 3, 5, 6, 8.
• If you read the five lo cards from highest to lowest as one number (ex. 65421, 86421) the lowest number is the winner.
• In a Hi Lo game, the Lowest hand possible is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1(A) (or 54321) the nest lowest is 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 (64321).
• In no player qualifies for the Lo portion of the pot the player with the best Hi hand takes the entire pot.

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