- The pot of PLO is split in half between the high hand (the strongest) and the low hand (the weakest: five different ranks of 8 or lower).
- If nobody can make a low, the high hand takes the whole pot.
Base: PLO
Differences from PLO:
- Half the pot goes to the best hand (high), half to the lowest hand (low)
- The low is 8-or-better (counted A-5 style, five different ranks of 8 or lower)
- The low also uses exactly two hole cards + three board cards. Without three different ranks of 8 or lower on the board, nobody can make a low (low possible)
- High and low may use different pairs of hole cards (cards speak)
- With no low, the high takes it all. A tie on one half splits that half (quarter). An odd chip goes to the high
Betting, four hole cards and seats are the same as PLO.
Example. Board 2♣ 5♦ 7♠ K♥ Q♣, pot 120.
- X: K♦ K♣ 9♠ 9♥. High is three kings. No cards of 8 or lower, so no low
- Y: A♠ 3♥ J♦ T♣. Low is A♠ 3♥ + 2 5 7 = 7-5-3-2-A. High is only A-K-Q-J-7
- X wins high, Y wins low. 60 each
Winning both halves takes everything (a scoop).