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Poker Hand Rankings (For Low)

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The following are a ranking from worst to best (in the order of top to bottom in this post) in a LOW game of poker. Low as opposed to high. These hands apply to many games of poker including Omaha High/Low and Stud High/Low.

General info:

When going for low, you want just that… LOW cards. Only cards that are an 8 or lower can even qualify for low. Anything higher is a bad card to have when going for low. Straights and flushes do not help or hurt a low hand, it is only card value that matters.

The hands:

Eight high: The worst possible hand for low. Eight high consits of an eight and then four lower cards. This hand will very rarely win a pot. If two players both have an eight high hand, then the person with the lowest next highest card wins. If I have 8,7,3,2,A and you have 8,6,5,4,3, you win the pot. The only other card that matters after the eight is the next highest card, my low cards (3,2,A) do not help me when I have a 7 and you have a 6 as your next highest card.

Seven high: Another not so hot hand for low. It will beat eight high, but runs into trouble often due to 6 and 5 high hands. If two players both have seven high, the next highest card determines the winner, just as with eight high listed above.

Six high: A pretty good hand for low. It can only be beat by a lower six high, or a five high hand. If two players both have six high, the next highest card determines the winner, just as with eight high listed above.

Five high/Wheel: Five high or a “Wheel” as it is sometimes called is the best possible low hand. Nothing beats it. Because you need to use five cards in a low hand, the only possible combination for a Wheel is a straight from Ace to 5 (A,2,3,4,5). If two player both a wheel, they split the pot as there can be no better version of a wheel than another.

I hope this helped you in your understanding of ranked hands for a low game. If you need/want any clarification, please let me know via a reply to this post, or via email.

Good luck at the tables!

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Posted in Games and Rules on December 27th, 2006

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