High/Low Split variations

A number of games in this book are “split” variants.

In the beginning, everything was high-only poker. Soon after, there was lowball, invented by any number of players who had one of those nights where they just couldn’t catch an ace. Not long after, someone decided to try both at once. Five-card high/low probably came first, although it is somewhat rare now.

We have specific sections for Omaha High/Low, Stud/8, Razzdugi, Badeucy, Dramadugi and Stud High/Low No Qualifier, which all have their own rules spelled out specifically.

In general (and to avoid having every pair of games combined specifically), any two games can be combined into high/low, provided that:

• Their dealing procedures are either the same, or are clearly resolved by the rules.
• One game is “high” and one game is “low”. The high hand gets the odd chip (see ties & odd chips).
• Extra cards in play do not affect the hand beyond the usual five cards (or four cards for a Badugi hand).

Extra rules may apply, such as these:

• In Action Razzdugi, a 6th card can be used for a qualifier, as is the usual for Action Razz.
• In Badeucy, aces play high for the Badugi hand and the 2-7 hand, even though they would generally be “good” cards in Badugi.