Stud Game — High/Low Split (No Qualifier) · 8 Players Max
Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Regular is a split-pot variant where the pot always splits — there is no qualifier for either half. Every hand produces both a high winner and a low winner, using any five of the player's seven cards for each direction.
Step through five streets — the pot always splits between the best high hand and the best low hand, no matter what cards are held.
All players post a small ante before the deal.
Unlike 8-or-better variants, there is no qualifier in Hi/Lo Regular. Every hand produces a high winner and a low winner. The best five-card high hand wins half the pot; the best five-card low hand (using any five cards, aces play low) wins the other half.
A player can use different sets of five cards for their high and low hands.
If the two halves don't divide evenly, the odd chip goes to the high hand.
Played fixed limit with a small bet and a big bet worth double (e.g. $2 / $4). The small bet is used on third and fourth street; the big bet on fifth, sixth, and seventh street. An open pair on fourth street does NOT change the limit in split-pot games.
The player with the lowest door card on third street must bring in the bet — for the bring-in only, the ace counts as a HIGH card. On fourth street and beyond, the player with the highest visible hand acts first.