7 card hi-lo poker - Cards speak

The name is a simple way of saying, “let the cards speak for themselves.” In this variation, all players must expose their hole card after the final round of betting.

The best high hand and the best low hand are determined by the showdown and the pot is then split. It is possible for a single player’s hand to be the best in both directions, and tied for best in another direction. Three quarters of the pot, can therefore, be taken by one player.

Cards speak with fixed limits and a limited number of raises is the easiest variety of 7-card Hi-Lo. It is easier than games where declaration is required because depends much less on ones ability to read the cards and determine which way you opponents are going.

In cards speak you don’t have to worry about mis-declaring a hand that would have won in the other direction, and you don’t have to weigh the risks of losing everything in order to have a chance to scoop the pot when you feel sure of winning in one direction, but are merely a possible winner in the other.

Therefore, it is possible for the game to be played more mechanically, with more of your attention devoted to your own cards and the probability of them being the winner. Efforts to deceive your opponents about the direction of your hand are less important. There is thus less scope for skill and experience to give a big advantage to some players.

Cards speak, is therefore, well suited to home games as its it does not put the less experienced players at a big disadvantage. However, more experienced players may find this variation a bit too undemanding compared to the declaration method.

As mentioned, game playing technique for various rounds of 7 card Hi-Lo is much like other 7 card games. For the various strategies pertaining to this game, you can look to the previous information on stud.