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Rules for 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
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Published On:
12/13/2005 12:53 PM
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Paul Thomas is from Brooklyn, New York. He enjoys playing in both the finest and dingiest poker rooms you can imagine.
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7 Card Stud Hi/Lo takes the former king of poker, conventional 7 card stud and adds the caveat of the pot being split between the best poker hand and the best low hand. The addition of possibly taking half the pot for a low hand increases the betting action and increases the size of the total pot but in most hands will decrease the total a player can win, unless of course they can take both the high and the low. It’s readily available on line in cash games and single table sit and go formats, but finding a multi-table tournament can be a bit tough but not impossible. It’s easy to find though, on PokerSchedule.com. So let’s take a look at a hand of 7-card Stud Hi/Lo as we start with:
To get the pot started, all players must post an “ante”, which is like buying admission into the hand. All players post an equal amount regardless of their position. It is usually a small amount, about half or one-third of the single bet limit. Once everyone is in, let’s get some cards as it’s time for:
Three cards are dealt to each player. The first two are fact down and known as “hole” cards. The third is face up and is know as the “door” card. Ok we’ve got our first 3 cards and now the action starts with:
Unlike Hold-em, whichever player has the lowest value card showing now has to post another bet, usually twice the ante, called the “bring-in”, which is mandatory. If two players tie with the lowest card, the player who “brings in” is decided by suit in alphabetical order. So it’s clubs, diamonds, hearts, then spades with the suit closer to the front of the alphabet responsible for the first act. The player responsible for the “bring in” has two options, either just to bring in the minimum amount or “complete” the bet by wagering the full amount of the maximum bet. Betting continues with the player to the left of the “bring in”, either matching the previous bet, raising, or folding. This continues around the table until all players have acted. The hand continues to:
Everyone still in the hand gets another card face up. At this point and for the rest of the hand, the highest hand showing starts the betting. This player can only bet the low limit, for example $1 in a $1/$2 stakes game, unless there is a pair showing in which case the high limit, here $2, is the maximum allowed. The action is completed around the table. Raises are restricted to whatever the bet limit is at the time, and now it’s time for:
Remaining players get another face up card and the highest exposed hand, which may have changed after this card has been dealt, starts the betting. It is at this point where the betting limits go up to the high limit, here $2 in a $1/$2 stakes game. The raise limit also goes up to $2 and both remain at that level for the rest of the hand. Action is completed around the table. It’s getting expensive to stay in as we move to:
This is identical to Fifth Street, except players receive their sixth card, the last face up card they will get in the hand. If you are still in the hand you’d best have something by now or a chance at drawing something good because here comes:
Those players who’ve gutted it out and remain in the hand receive their final card. This one is face down. Again the betting starts with the leading exposed hand at the high limit and continues until all bets and or raises are called, and then it’s time to see who wins the hand in:
The best five-card hand held by the remaining players wins half the pot. The other half goes to the player with the best qualifying low hand (see below), if one exists. If not the best high hand takes the entire pot. In the rare case that there is a tie for either high or low hand, that half of the pot is split equally. The dealer position moves one spot to the left and the next hand begins.
A qualifying low hand must consist of five cards of different values all of 8 or less. Whatever your highest low card is to start your low hand is the first determining factor. For example, 7-6-5-4-2 beats 8-4-3-2-Ace. If players are tied at the top of their low hand, then the winner is the hand that goes lower first. An example of this is 7-6-4-2-Ace beats 7-6-5-2-Ace because the hands are tied until you reach the third lowest card, with the 4 being lower than the 5. Like the pot distribution on high hands, half the pot goes to the best low hand and if there are ties then the low pot is split. The best low hand possible is 5-4-3-2-Ace, not a bad high hand either, a straight to the 5.
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