Low-poker ranking [ edit ]

Lowball inverts the normal ranking of poker hands. There are three methods of ranking low hands, ♣️ called ace-to-five low, deuce-to-seven low, and ace-to-six low. The 'ace-to-five' method is most common. A sub-variant within this category is ♣️ 'high-low poker', in which the highest and lowest hands split the pot, with the highest hand taking any odd chips ♣️ if the pot does not divide equally. Sometimes straights and/or flushes count in determining which hand is highest but not ♣️ in determining which hand is lowest, being reckoned as a no-pair hand in the latter instance, so that a player ♣️ with such a holding can win both ways and thus take the entire pot.

Lowball variants [ edit ]

The most popular ♣️ forms of lowball are ace-to-five lowball (also known as California lowball), and deuce-to-seven lowball (also known as Kansas City lowball). ♣️ Ace-to-five lowball gets its name because the best hand at that form is 5-4-3-2-A. In ace-to-five lowball straights and flushes ♣️ do not prevent a hand from being low. You win by simply having the five lowest cards. Deuce-to seven lowball ♣️ gets its name because the best hand at that form is 7-5-4-3-2 (not of the same suit).[1]

Ace-to-five low is the ♣️ most common method for evaluating low hands in poker, nearly universal in U.S. casinos, especially in high-low split games.