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I am starting to play other variants, including variants of low-hand poker, and I am trying to get the hand rankings sorted out.
Is this following a good (correct) summary: Razz: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 Stud H/L: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 Omaha H/L: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - Axxx8 beats 2xxx7 Triple Draw (A-5): - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 Triple Draw (2-7): - Nut Low 23457 - Flushes & Straights count - 3xxx8 beats 2xxx9 Thanks in advance |
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Razz: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 [/ QUOTE ] I don't play razz, but I think you're correct. [ QUOTE ] Stud H/L: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 [/ QUOTE ] Correct [ QUOTE ] Omaha H/L: - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - Axxx8 beats 2xxx7 [/ QUOTE ] No, the 7 high beats the 8 high. [ QUOTE ] Triple Draw (A-5): - Nut Low A2345 - Flushes & Straights don't count - 2xxx7 beats Axxx8 [/ QUOTE ] Correct, I believe. I've only played this a couple times. [ QUOTE ] Triple Draw (2-7): - Nut Low 23457 - Flushes & Straights count - 3xxx8 beats 2xxx9 [/ QUOTE ] Correct. Regards, T Edit: I find it a lot easier to think of these hands when I put the high card first, since that's the first comparison you make. So, the wheel in O/8 is 5432A and in 2-7 it's 75432. That's personal preference, but pretty commonly done. |
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Good to see someone else like me who dabbles in the lowball variants! Life's too short to play hold 'em all the time....
SheridanCat's reply looks right, but to summarize: There are really only two hand valuations. A-5 low for razz, stud, Omaha, and pretty much everything else, include A-5 triple draw; and 2-7 for 2-7 TD lowball. Only in the latter do straights and flushes matter. Your confusion may be because in Omaha, the five-card hand is assembled differently, but the ranks are the same as in all other A-5 lowball games. |
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Real easy. In all low or split games except 2-7 lowball, think of an ace as a 1 and arrange the cards in descending order. The smallest number wins.
A2347 vs. 23456 becomes 74321 vs. 65432. The lower number wins. In many home games that are played high-low declare, straights and flushes cannot be used as lows and 6432A is the nut low. |
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Right. I always look at it as the "lowest high card", but your way seems easier and more logical.
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