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5 Card Stud Poker

A popular variation of Seven-Card Stud, this classic poker game is a favorite of many seasoned players who like to try their hands at this challenging card game. Being a Hi-Lo game it means that the pot is split between the highest and the lowest hand. Unlike the high-only game of Seven-Card Stud, the player with the highest hand opens the betting in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo.

The format of the betting round is the same as the high only game and the first six cards are dealt face up while the seventh and the last card is dealt face down and is followed by the last betting round. In the showdown, all the players remaining in the hand show their hands and the pot is split between the player with the best high five-card hand and the best low five-card hand.

A player has a qualifying low five card hand only if it does not include a card higher than 8. In addition to that, the hand must not have any pairs either. However, straights and flushes do not count in a game hi-lo seven-card stud poker so even if your hand includes A-2-3-4-5, you have a wheel or the lowest possible hand.
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