Stud Game — 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better with Initial Discard · 6 Players Max
Super Stud 8 is a split-pot stud variant where each player receives four cards face-down plus one face-up door card. After the bring-in, each active player calls or raises and discards exactly two of their four hole cards. Play continues like 7-card stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better, splitting the pot between the best high hand and the best qualifying low (five unpaired ranks all 8 or below, aces low).
Four hole cards, discard two after the bring-in, then compete for both the high and low halves of the pot.
All players post an ante. Aces are low for the bring-in and for making low hands (so a King is the worst door card) — but for the high half an ace still plays high (A-A beats K-K). Maximum 6 players.
Super Stud 8 is played fixed limit, with a small bet and a big bet worth double the small bet (e.g. $2 / $4). Small bets apply on third and fourth street; big bets apply on fifth, sixth and seventh street.
Unlike high-only Seven-Card Stud, the fourth-street open-pair double-bet option does not apply in this split-pot game — the small-bet/big-bet schedule stays fixed no matter what pairs show.
Pot splits between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand (five unpaired ranks all 8 or lower, with aces counting as low). If no player qualifies for low, the high hand wins the entire pot. Players may use any five of their remaining seven cards for each half.