(Note: The ranking of equal hands at the Showdown is not determined by this rule.) The lowest suit breaks a tie, so if the deuce of hearts and deuce of clubs are visible at the beginning of the hand, then the deuce of clubs would have the bring-in. The suits are ranked in alphabetical order – clubs (lowest), diamonds, hearts and spades (highest).

For the purpose of determining the bring-in in Seven Card Stud, ties in card rank are broken by suit.

In the event of two or more players have the same high or low hands, the pot halves will be split accordingly.Īfter the pot is awarded, a new game of Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo poker is ready to be played. If no player can meet this requirement, no low qualifies. Remember that in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, there is an ‘eight or better’ requirement to win the low, so a player must have an unpaired five-card hand that consists of all cards less than or equal to an 8. In the event that no hand qualifies for low, the best hand for high wins the entire pot. The player with the best five-card hand for the high (‘Hi’) wins half the pot, and the player with the best hand for low (’Lo’) wins the other half of the pot. Further hands involved in the Showdown are exposed clockwise around the table. If there was no bet on the final round, the player in the earliest seat shows his or her cards first (Seat 1, then Seat 2, and so on). If there is more than one remaining player when the final betting round is complete the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards first.

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