PokerStars high-Low

Any standard form of PokerStars may be played, but in the showdown the highest-ranking poker hand and the lowest ranking poker hand divide the pot equally. (The lowest-ranking poker hand, of course, is 7-5-4-3-2 of two or more suits). If there is a chip left over after the pot has been divided as evenly as possible, that online poker chip goes to the high hand. If two or more players tie either way, they divide half the pot.

HIGH-LOW Stud.

Regular five-card Stud Poker is played, but in the showdown the high and low hands divide the pot. Before taking his last card, any player has the option of turning up his hole card and taking his last casino card face down. If the dealer improperly exposes such a card, the player may not take it; and after all other players still in the pot have been served, the player receives the next card from the top of the pack. The penalty on the dealer is that, if he is still in the pot, his hand becomes foul

HIGH-LOW SEVEN-CARD STUD.

Seven-card Stud is played as described in the pokerstars stud rules web page, but in the showdown each player may select any five of his cards to represent his high hand, and any five of his cards to represent his low hand. High and low split the pot, but the same player may win both ways.

DECLARATIONS.

In many games, each player is required to declare, after the bets have been equalized in the last betting interval but before any face-down cards are exposed for the showdown, whether he is going for high, for low, or for both. He is bound by his poker announcement, and if he declares for high, he may not compete for low; if he declares for low, he may not compete for high; and if he declares for both, he must at least tie for winning hand both ways or he cannot win either way, and even if there is only one other player in the showdown, that poker player takes the entire pot. Others play that each player in the showdown must decide in advance whether he will go for high, for low, or for both, but need not make his decision public. Without permitting other players to see him, he must take into his hand a white chip if he is going for low; a red chip if he is going for high; a blue chip if he is going for both.