Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo (also 7 Card Stud High Low, H/L/8)

Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo follows the same pattern as seven card stud, with the only difference coming at the showdown, where the pot is split evenly between the holder of the highest hand and the lowest hand, if the low hand qualifies.

A player can have both the low and the high hand using any of their seven cards.

As in 7 card stud, players are dealt seven cards in five rounds, they must make their best hi or low 5 card poker hand from the cards they are dealt.

The game begins with a small ante from all players at the table and each player is dealt two cards face down and one card face up.

The player with the highest up card begins the betting with forced bet (called the bring in) and play moves in a clockwise direction with players either calling the bring, completing the bet (raising to the lower limit) or folding. There is a limit of three re-raises in all betting rounds.

Next each player still in the hand is dealt another up card, followed by another betting round that begins with the player whose up card's make the best hand.

Since there are less than 5 cards face up, no straights, flushes or full houses will count for this.

Next a third up card is dealt followed by another betting round, then a fourth up card is dealt again followed by a betting round.

Finally, a down card is dealt. This is followed by the final betting round and then a showdown.

At the showdown players must make their best 5-card poker hand out of the seven cards they were dealt.

7 card stud hi/lo follows the 2 down, 4 up, 1 down pattern of seven card stud.

For more Seven Card Stud information, see Wikipedia.