The first player to act may either check or bet. The player who has the highest poker hand showing at this point starts the action. Next, each player receives one exposed card. The action continues clockwise around the table. The player who pays the bring-in begins the betting action by either leaving the cost of entry as it is (half a small bet) or by raising it up to a full small bet. The player with the lowest card showing must pay the bring-in, which is a forced bet of half the lower betting limit. The dealer begins Third Street by giving each player two cards face down and one card face up. In most cases, the ante is set to be equal to 10% the size of the lower betting limit. Each player must pay a small bet into the pot equal to some predetermined amount.

The AntesĮach hand in 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo begins with an ante. In hands that are declared low, Aces are considered 1 and straights/flushes are ignored. A hand must contain five unpaired cards ranked 8 or lower to qualify for the low half of the pot. Low hands in Seven Card Stud are determined in the same manner as A-5 lowball. Sometimes there will be no qualifying low hand and the player with the best high hand will just win the entire pot. In this form of poker, each pot is split between the best high hand and the best low hand. Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo (also known as Seven Card Stud 8 or Better) is a poker variant that is played just like normal 7 Card Stud except for the showdown rules. If you wish to play 7 Stud High-Low online but don't know the game yet, read on for the full rules of 7 Stud High-Low poker. Any of the poker sites above are a great choice for Seven Card Stud H/L players.

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