This split pot game is played with three face down cards and four face up cards. There are five rounds of betting.
The player with the best high hand wins half the pot, and the player with the best low hand wins the other half.

Before a game starts, all players bet a predetermined amount in the pot (ante bet). This amount is based on the size or the game (ex. $1 in a $10-$20 game).

Each player is dealt their first two face down cards and one exposed card. The player with the lowest exposed card is the bring-in, and must initiate the action by placing a bet of either half or a full small bet (for example, either $1 or $2 in a $2/$4 game). If two or more players have the same lowest card, the bring-in is determined by suit order progressing from clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.

Action continues clockwise around the table until the first round of betting is complete.

Each player must act on each betting round and make one of the following decisions:

Fold (Fold)– Abandon the game
Bet (Bet)– Bet
Call (Call)– Follow the bet of the previous player
Raise (Raise)– Increase the stake of the previous bet
Check (Check)– Neither bet nor fold (only if no action was taken before)

Upon completion of the first round of betting, another card is dealt face-up. From this point on, the highest hand showing begins the action by checking or betting. A face-up card is dealt after each subsequent betting round until the final round of betting where a face down card is dealt to each player.

At the end of the five betting rounds the best hand automatically wins half the pot. To qualify for low, the hand cannot include cards higher than 8 or any pairs. Aces can be used for both high and low. When comparing low hands, the winner is the hand with the lowest high card, thus 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is better than Ace, 2, 3, 4, 8. The best possible low hand is Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Straights and flushes do NOT count to win the low part of the pot.

In the event that no hand qualifies for low, the best hand wins the pot.