how to play 7 Card Stud Hi / Lo
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7 CARD STUD HI / LO
At the beginning of the game, all players put in to the pot a nominal amount known as the ante. Each player is then dealt two hole cards and a third one exposed. The player with the low showing card is the "bring-in", and is forced to make a nominal bet or a full small bet to get the action started. Play continues clockwise around the table until betting is complete for that round.
Who brings in if there is a tie is determined by suit, by order from highest to lowest being spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs. Remaining players now receives another exposed card, known as "Fourth Street". The first player to act is the individual whose exposed cards have the highest poker value. This player can now either bet or check their option. Unlike normal Seven Card Stud, there is no doubled bet if anyone makes a pair on Fourth Street – all bets are in the lower increment ($5 in a $5/$10 game).
Each player now receives another exposed card, known as "Fifth Street". The first player to act is the player whose exposed poker hand has the highest in value.
Important Notes: Starting on Fifth Street and for the rest of the hand, all bets are now big bets e.g. $10 in a $5/$10 game.
Again all remaining players now receive another exposed card, known as "Sixth Street". Once again the first player to act is the individual whose showing cards are the best in poker value. Everyone now receives a seventh and final card, this card is dealt face down. The first player to act is the person whose showing cards have the highest value.
When the final betting round is complete in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, the last bettor or raiser shows their cards. If there were no bets on the final round, the player in the earliest seat shows his or her cards first e.g. seat 1, then Seat 2, and so on and so forth.
Who wins what?
The player with the best five-card hand for the high HI wins half the pot, and the player with the best hand for "Lo" wins the other half of the pot. If no hand qualifies for low, the best hand for high wins the entire pot. Remember that in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, there is an "eight or better" requirement to win the low, so a player must have an unpaired five card hand in which all of the cards are less than or equal to an 8.