7 Card Stud Hi-Lo Rules

Poker rules for the game Stud Hi-Lo are much similar to the standard 7 card stud game poker rules. Here the pot is split between two players who win the best hand. The players who make the best combination of highest and the lowest hands share the pot.

The High

The highest combination rules for winning the 7 card stud Hi-Lo game is similar to that of standard 7 card stud game. The player who holds this pot wins half of the pot.

The Low

There are few conditions to satisfy to be eligible winning with lowest hands. If these conditions are satisfied then this player will be winning the low half of the pot.

• To make a low hand the player can use any of his five hole cards irrespective of using them in making a high hand. High hand combination will have no affect in making a low hand.

• All hands that rank at eight or below eight can be used in making a low hand.

• Royal flush and straight will have no ranking while making a low hand.

Stud Poker Rules

Stud poker rules are bit different when compared to the games like Texas Hold em poker and Omaha poker. Stud poker has many variants like seven card stud poker, 5 card stud poker etc. the basic rules of stud poker begins with dealing of cards. Each player is dealt with a mix of face-up and face-down cards. These cards are dealt in steps of multiple betting rounds. Stud poker rules don’t depend on seating positions as the players who bet first may change for each round.

The cards that are dealt face-down are called hole cards. For each betting round the players are dealt with one card each ( face up). Last card is dealt face down and the winner is decided by the highest and the lowest hand combination. The pot is split between the two winners namely the players with the highest and the lowest hands. There are many poker sites that offer to play stud poker online.