High-only rules
Limit Hold'em and Seven Card Stud award the whole pot to the best standard poker hand. The main adjustment is fixed-limit betting, where thin value bets and disciplined river calls matter more than stack leverage.
Mixed poker games rules
Rules for every major mixed poker game.
Use this rules hub before a HORSE, 8-game, dealer's choice, or home-game rotation. Each guide explains the objective, hand values, starting hands, common mistakes, and practical rule tips.
Split-pot rules
Omaha Hi-Lo and Stud Eight can divide the pot between high and a qualifying low. Beginners should look for hands that can scoop both halves instead of chasing a bare low that can be quartered.
Lowball and draw rules
Razz, 2-7 Triple Draw, and Badugi all reward low hands, but each defines low differently. Check whether aces are low or high, whether straights and flushes count, and whether suits or paired ranks reduce the hand.
Variant library
Study each mixed poker variant's rules.
Open a game guide for detailed rules, tips, common mistakes, hand values, and an example decision.
H Fixed-limit
Limit Hold'em rules
A familiar board game, but smaller bet sizes make one-pair value and river calls more precise.
- Each player receives two private cards and shares five community cards.
- Betting is fixed-limit: small bets preflop and flop, big bets on turn and river.
- Best five-card high hand wins at showdown.
O Split pot
Omaha Hi-Lo rules
Four-card hands with a high and qualifying low pot. Nut lows with redraws are the main target.
- Each player receives four private cards and must use exactly two of them.
- The pot can split between best high hand and best qualifying low hand.
- Low usually requires five unpaired cards eight or lower.
R Stud lowball
Razz rules
The lowest five-card hand wins. Board texture and dead cards are more important than hidden strength.
- Each player receives seven cards across the hand, with some exposed.
- The lowest five-card hand wins.
- Straights and flushes do not count against you in standard razz.
S Stud
Seven Card Stud rules
No community cards. You track upcards, live outs, door cards, and when your pair is likely best.
- Players receive seven cards total and make the best five-card high hand.
- There are no community cards.
- Antes, bring-ins, and exposed boards drive action.
E Stud split
Stud Eight or Better rules
A high-low stud game where starting low with straight and flush potential creates scoop pressure.
- Seven-card stud structure with a high pot and a qualifying low pot.
- Low usually requires five unpaired cards eight or lower.
- If no low qualifies, the high hand wins the whole pot.
2 Draw lowball
2-7 Triple Draw rules
Lowball draw poker where straights and flushes count against you. 7-5-4-3-2 is the best hand.
- Players receive five private cards and have three drawing rounds.
- The lowest hand wins, but aces are high.
- Straights and flushes count against you.
B Draw
Badugi rules
A four-card lowball draw game where each card must be a different rank and suit.
- Players receive four private cards and draw across multiple rounds.
- The best hand is four low cards of different suits and different ranks.
- Four-card badugis beat three-card hands, which beat two-card hands.