7 card hi-lo poker - What makes a winner?

The most significant differences between Hi-Lo and standard high-only Poker arise from the additional dimension created by the division of the pot between a high winner and a low winner. In fact, this creates at least three very different games, depending on the rules of play. These will be discussed later.

Whether you win all, half or none of the pot depends, however, upon more than your cards; it depends also on the method for determining how hands are to be evaluated. The primary distinction is between whether the cards alone determine the winner or whether players must declare how they want to have their hands considered – high or low.

If declaration is required, it may be either simultaneous or sequential. In each of these cases, strategy varies and as such, it will be necessary to treat each set of rules differently. They are as follows...