Community Card · Split Pot · 8 Qualifier · Blinds · 12-Card Board
Chowaha 8 plays like Chowaha but splits the pot between the best high hand and the best low hand. The community board has 12 cards: a 3×3 flop grid, two stacked turn cards, and one river card. You must use both individual cards plus follow a connected path — and you may use a different path for your high and low hands. Low requires 5 unique ranks all 8 or below, aces low.
P2 wins HIGH with three kings. Hero wins LOW with the A-2-3-4-5 wheel. Pot splits!
IMPORTANT: You must use both individual cards and follow a connected path for each half. You may use a different row and turn card for high vs low, but the river card is always required by both.
The board has implied paths where the flop rows connect to a turn card which connects to the final river card:
High: Best 5-card high hand (2 individual + 3 connected community).
Low (8 Qualifier): Five unique ranks all 8 or below, aces low. Note: if the river card is a 9 or higher, no one can qualify for low — the high winner takes the whole pot.