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Seven Card Stud High Low is a version of Seven Card Stud where there are potentially two winners per hand, one player for holding the best high hand and one player for holding the best low hand, provided the low cards are under the rank of 8 (hence "8 or better" often in the name).

The basic pattern of play (See diagram below):

Played with two to eight players.

All players ante a nominal amount; this is a forced bet by each player.

Each player is then dealt two cards face down, these are the Hole cards and one face up.

The player with the lowest face card is the "bring-in", and is forced to make a wager of either a half a small bet or a full small bet; the round of betting continues from there.

A card, "Fourth Street", is then dealt to each player face up.
The player with the highest face up poker hand then begins the next betting round.

A card, "Fifth Street", is then dealt to each player face up.
The player with the highest face up poker hand then begins the next betting round.

A card, "Sixth Street", is then dealt to each player face up.
The player with the highest face up poker hand then begins the next betting round.

A card, "River", is then dealt to each player face up.
The player with the highest face up poker hand then begins the next betting round.

The "Showdown" occurs.

All players use their own cards to make the best five-card high poker hand and best five-card low poker hand. These hands may overlap: for example, a player dealt 7-7-6-4-4-3-2 can play a high hand of 7-7-4-4-6 (two pair, sevens and fours) and a low hand of 7-6-4-3-2 (seven-high).

Bluffs can be especially powerful in Seven Card Stud High Low, because a player making a successful bluff wins the whole pot rather than having to share it. This fact also makes bluffs less likely to succeed.

Seven Card Stud High Low

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