7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Poker

7 Card Stud Hi/Lo is played with up to eight players at a table.  This is the same game as regular 7 Card Stud; however, the highest and the lowest hand split the pot.  lowest hand needs five individual cards with a ranking of no more than eight The lowest hand needs five individual cards with a ranking of no more than eight.  For example: 8 – 6 – 4 – 3- A

The “best” low hand is 5 – 4 -3 – 2 – A

Each player will receive a total of seven cards: three down cards and four up cards.  The goal is to create the best 5-card poker hand out of seven cards.

The dealer will deal the first two cards face-down to each player and the third card face-up, beginning with the player sitting to the dealer’s immediate left.

Next, a betting round will occur and this is a forced bet for the player showing the lowest card.

The dealer then deals the fourth card face-up to each player, which is followed by a round of betting.  At this time, if an open pair is showed, every player has the option of betting twice the structured bet amount.  (The option begins with the player showing the highest hand and is only for this betting round.)

Then the fifth card is dealt face-up to each player and followed by a round of betting.

Following that, the sixth card is dealt face-up to each player and followed by a round of betting.

Finally, the seventh card is dealt, this time face-down, to each remaining player in the game.  This is followed by a round of betting. 

The Face-Off!
Each player in the hand will turn his or her four cards face-up on the table.  The dealer will read aloud all of the hands shown at this time.  The dealer will then award half of the pot to the highest 5-card poker hand and half of the pot to the lowest hand, if a low hand qualifies with an eight or better.  If no low hand qualifies, the whole pot will go to the high hand.