How To Play Seven Card Stud Hi Lo

Seven Card Stud Hi Lo is dealt exactly the same as seven card stud. The only difference is that in Seven Card Stud Hi Lo the pot is split evenly between the player with the best high poker hand and the best low poker hand.

The game begins with a small ante from all players at the table. Each player is then dealt two cards face down and one card face up.

The player with the highest up card begins the betting with a forced bet which is called the bring in. Play then moves in a clockwise direction with players either calling the bring in, completing the bet (raising to the lower limit) or folding. There is a limit of three re-raises in all betting rounds.

Next each player still in the hand is dealt another up card, followed by another betting round that begins with the player whose up card's make the best hand.

Since there are less than 5 cards face up, no straights, flushes or full houses will count for this.

Next a third up card is dealt followed by another betting round, then a fourth up card is dealt again followed by a betting round.

Finally, a down card is dealt. This is followed by the final betting round and then a showdown.

At the showdown the players use any five of the seven cards to make their high poker hand and any five to make their low poker hand.

The low poker hand can not have a card higher than an eight or contain a pair or better. A player can have both the low and the high hand using any of their seven cards.

If there is no qualifying low poker hand then the player with the best high poker hand wins the entire pot.