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[6] [13] Under deuce-to-seven low rules, an ace always ranks high (so 5 ♥ 4 ♠ 3 ♥ 2 ♣ A ♦ is an ace-high hand). Under ace-to-six low rules, an ace always ranks low (so A ♣ K ♠ Q ♠ J ♦ 10 ♠ is a king-high hand). [14] Under ace-to-five low rules, straights are not possible (so 10 ♥ 9 ♠ 8 ♣ 7 ♣ 6 ♦ is a ten-high hand ...
In ace-to-five low poker, where aces are allowed to play as low and straights and flushes do not count against a hand's "low" status, this is the best possible hand. In high/low split games, it is both the best possible low hand and a competitive high hand. The best deuce-to-seven low hand, 7-5-4-3-2, is also sometimes called "the wheel".
qualifier, qualifying low A qualifying low hand. High-low split games often require a minimum hand value, such as eight-high, in order to award the low half of the pot. In some home games, there are qualifiers for high hands as well. quartered To win a quarter of a pot, usually by tying the low or high hand of a high-low split game. Generally ...
At the end of all betting rounds, the total pot is split into two - one for low-ranking hands, the other for high-ranking hands - and the hands are evaluated based on both low-ranking criteria (for the low pot) and high-ranking criteria (for the high pot). When playing High-Low it is common to use the Ace-to-five low hand ranking to evaluate ...
In high-low split games where each player is dealt more than five cards, each player chooses five of his cards to play as his high hand, and/or five of his cards to play as his low hand. The sets may overlap: for example, in seven-card stud played high-low split, a player dealt 7-7-6-4-4-3-2 can play a high hand of 7-7-4-4-6 (two pair, sevens ...
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Then the hand is re-dealt, and all players (even those who were "out" in the last round) can participate again. The round ends when only a single player has the guts to stay "in", and thus the pot is taken without replenishment. Declaring "in" or "out" is similar to declaring high or low in high-low games. Each player takes a chip, places their ...
The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace always plays low. Thus, the best possible Razz hand is 5-4-3-2-A, or 5 high, also known as "the wheel" or "the bicycle".