7 Card Stud High-Low

Understanding the eight-or-better qualifier aspect for the low hand is very important when you are playing the 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo variant. The combination of cards that you are using to make the low hand should not have 9, 10, K, J, or Q. The numbers 9, 10, K, J, or Q are better in value than 8. This is a two way meaning where the high hand should have numbers more than 8 and the low hand should have numbers less than 8; therefore the name 8-or-better. The low hand can have values until 8 to qualify for competing for low.

The following are the proceeds of the game:

• The ante is made by all the players participating in the game.
• Two cards face down and one card face up to every player (3 cards to each player in total) is provided.
• First betting round follows. The bring in will be made by the player who has the lowest upcard value.
• Fourth Street: Since in this round, the 4th card will be dealt the betting round that follows is known as the fourth street betting. The fourth card is dealt as an upcard.
• The second betting round, known as the fourth street betting follows, bet started first by the best high hand from the open cards.
• Fifth Street: Since in this round, the 5th card will be dealt the betting round that follows is known as the fifth street betting. The fifth card will be dealt as an upcard.
• The third betting round, known as the fifth street betting follows, bet started first by the best high hand evaluated from the open cards.
• Sixth Street: Since in this round, the 6th card will be dealt the betting round that follows is known as the sixth street betting. The sixth card will be dealt as an upcard.
• The fourth betting round, known as the sixth street betting follows, bet started first by the best high hand evaluated from the open cards.
• Seventh Street: Since in this round, the 7th card will be dealt the betting round that follows is known as the seventh street betting. The seventh card will be dealt as a downcard.
• The fifth betting round, known as the seventh street betting follows, bet started first by the best high hand evaluated from the open cards.
• Showdown occurs and the pot is split between the best 5-card high hand and the best 5-card low hand.

The regular rules for the high-low pot split are as follows:

• Half pot will be taken by high hand.
• Half pot will be taken by the low hand.
• In cases, where the high and the low hand is with the same player then he takes the full pot.
• If there are no lows, then also the high hand takes the pot.
• Where there are two qualifying lows, the half pot is quartered between the lows.
• If there is a high-low scoop and another low qualifier in a tie, the low share gets quartered and the scoop gets 3/4th of the pot.