Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo
Standard Seven-Card Stud with the pot split between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand, usually 8-or-better, Ace-to-Five.
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Rules
Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo is dealt exactly like standard Seven-Card Stud: two down cards and one up card to start, up-cards on fourth through sixth street, a final down card on seventh street, with a betting round after each street.
The difference is entirely at showdown: the pot is split in two. Half goes to the best standard five-card high hand, exactly as in regular stud. The other half goes to the best qualifying low hand, using Ace-to-Five low rules (straights and flushes ignored, aces always low) — typically requiring a "qualifier" of five cards 8-or-lower with no pairing, matching the same 8-or-better standard used in Omaha Hi-Lo. If no player qualifies for low, the best high hand takes the entire pot.
A single player can hold both the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand from the same seven cards, scooping the entire pot.
Strategy notes: Unlike Omaha Hi-Lo, where every player sees the same community cards, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo hands develop entirely from each player's own up-cards, so reading who is likely drawing to a low (based on their exposed low cards) versus a high (based on paired or high up-cards) is central; starting hands with two low cards and a low door card that can go either way (toward a low, a straight, or even a hidden pair) tend to play best.
Common house rules
No qualifier for low
Some home games drop the 8-or-better qualifier, so the best low hand always takes half the pot regardless of rank, making the low side far more contested and rewarding any three unpaired cards under a queen.
Declare instead of best-hand-wins
A traditional cutthroat variant has players simultaneously declare (chip in fist for high, no chip for low, both for both) before showdown, with harsh penalties for a false declaration — same mechanic as some Omaha Hi-Lo tables.
Razz-Hi crossover bring-in
Because this game rewards both high and low cards, some tables use a special bring-in rule where either the highest OR lowest door card can be required to bring it in, decided by table vote before the hand.
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Based on shared category, origin, and rules that reference each other.
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