Stud/Community Hybrid · Blinds · Split Pot · 8 Qualifier
Overview
Rio Bravo 8 is Rio Bravo with a hi/lo-8 split. Each player gets 2 individual cards face-down, then shares a 5-card community board, then receives a final individual card face-down after the river. Best 5-card high hand and best qualifying low (five unique ranks ≤8) split the pot. No Omaha restriction — you may use any combination of your 3 hole cards and the 5 community cards.
Watch a Sample Hand
Hero holds A♠ 2♣ and picks up 5♦ as the final card. With board A♥ 3♣ 4♠ 7♦ Q♦, Hero can use all three holes to make the Wheel — scooping both high and low!
BLINDS IN
COMMUNITY
YOU (Hero · SB)
HIGH — WHEEL STRAIGHT
LOW — A-2-3-4-5
Player 2 (BB)
Player 3
Step 0 of 8
Ready to Deal
Press Next Step to begin dealing the sample hand.
Number of Players
2–8 players
Hand Construction
KEY RULE: Use any combination of your 3 individual cards and the 5 community cards to make the best 5-card high and/or low hand. No minimum number of hole cards required — you may use 0, 1, 2, or all 3.
Split Pot — 8 Qualifier
The pot splits between:
High: Best standard five-card poker hand
Low: Five unique ranks all 8-or-lower (ace counts as 1). Requires at least 2 low cards on the board (3 if you hold only two low hole cards). If no player qualifies, high hand takes the whole pot.
Dealing Order
2 hole cards face-down → Pre-flop betting (player left of the big blind acts first)
Flop: 3 community cards → Flop betting (SB first)
Turn: 1 community card → Turn betting (SB first)
River: 1 community card → River betting (SB first)
Final card: 1 individual card face-down → Final betting (SB first) → Showdown
Strategy Tips
A-2 or A-3 in your starting two cards is premium — enormous scoop potential
The final hidden card can complete a qualifying low or clinch a high hand — play accordingly
You can use all three hole cards, making wheel hands much more accessible than in Omaha Hi-Lo
Scooping is worth twice the pot — lean toward aggression with wheel draws
