Lowball question

[mosta]

does AA345
beat 22345?

[Tom Bayes]

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does AA345
beat 22345?

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It depends on what form of lowball you are playing.

In A-5 (California) lowball, aces are low, so a pair of aces beats a pair of deuces (or any other pair). I believe this is also true for A-6 (London Lowball).

For 2-7 (Kansas City) lowball, aces are high, so a pair of aces loses to a pair of deuces (or any other pair, for that matter).

Some more lowball fun:
In A-5, 5432A is the absolute nuts.
In London Lowball, 5432A is a straight and therefore is terrible.
In 2-7, A5432 is not a straight but is an ace-high which would lose to a hand like KQ843 but would beat any pair.