The game begins with two cards dealt face down to each player followed by the first betting round, which is initiated by the player to the left of the blinds. The small blind is posted by the player immediately clockwise from the button and the big blind is posted by the player two positions clockwise from the button. One or two blind bets are used to initiate play. The player with the dealer button, which rotates clockwise, is always last to act.

A designated dealer button is used to determine the betting position. The object of the game is to make the best 5 card high hand using any combination from the 2 down cards dealt and the 5 face-up “community” board cards. If there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand wins the whole pot. The low hand must be unpaired with no card higher than eight.

After the final betting round, the best five card high and/or low hand with eight or better to qualify for low will split the pot. In seven card stud high/low split eight or better the initial betting shall commence with the lowest ranked up card. After the final betting round the best five card high/low hand splits the pot. For this purpose, an Ace shall be considered ranked below a two. In seven card stud high/low, the initial betting shall commence with the highest ranked up card. After the final betting round, the best 5 card hand wins the pot. For all other betting rounds, the highest ranked poker hand has the first betting option. In seven card stud high, the lowest ranked up card is required to commence the betting. The last card is dealt face down and there is a final round of betting. It is played with two down cards and one up card dealt before the first round betting after each card. The object of the game is to make the best 5 card hand out of seven cards.

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