- The low version of Stud: the lowest hand takes the whole pot.
- The A is 1, straights and flushes are ignored, and pairs hurt.
Base: Stud
Differences from Stud:
- The lowest hand takes the whole pot. Counted A-5 style (A is 1, straights and flushes ignored, pairs are bad)
- There is no 8-or-better qualifier. A 9 low or a K low wins if it is the lowest
- The bring-in is the highest door card. The A is low, so the K is highest. On ties ♠ is highest
- From 4th street on, the best low board acts first
- An open pair on 4th street does not allow a big bet
Dealing, antes, Complete and Fixed limit are the same as Stud.
Example. Cards in ( ) are down cards.
- X’s seven cards: (A♣ 4♦) 6♠ 2♥ K♣ 6♦ (9♥)
- Y’s seven cards: (3♠ 5♣) 7♦ 8♥ Q♠ 2♣ (T♦)
- Pick the five lowest cards that all have different ranks. Use only one card of each rank (a pair goes in only when the seven cards have fewer than five different ranks)
- X: A, 2, 4, 6, 9 (only one 6) → the top card is 9, a “9 low”
- Y: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 → the top card is 8, an “8 low”
- Compare the top cards of the two fives; the lower one wins. If tied, compare the next card
- 8 is lower than 9, so Y wins. X’s ace is the last card compared, so it doesn’t matter here