Seven card stud can also be played High-Low (usually with an 8 or better qualifier). High Low (split pot) games award half the pot to the best high hand, and half the pot to the best low hand. One hand can be both high and low (A2345 is the nut low, and also a straight, or straight flush) for high. This means there is a bit more action in Stud 8 that straight stud. It's called Stud 8 (or better) because low hands only count if they have 5 cards 8 or below in them.

The basic structure of a seven card stud game is as follows..


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