Definition

Noun: 1. A variant of poker: A card game, specifically a form of poker, where the pot (the total money bet) is split between the player with the highest-ranking hand and the player with the lowest-ranking hand according to the game's rules.

Usage

• The term "high-low" specifically names a type of poker game. It is used as the name of the game itself.
• It is often used in the full phrase "high-low poker" or "high-low split" to be more descriptive.

Examples

• "We decided to play high-low instead of traditional Texas Hold'em."
• "In high-low, strategy changes because you can win with either the best or the worst hand."
• "The most common form of high-low poker is Omaha Hi-Lo."

Advanced Usage

• The concept of a high-low split is a rule structure that can be applied to various poker variants, creating games like "Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo" or "Razz" (which is a lowball game, but uses a similar split-pot idea for the lowest hand only).
• The terms "high" and "low" in this context are nouns referring to the winning high hand and the winning low hand, respectively.
  • Example: "She won both the high and the low, so she scooped the entire pot."

Variants and Related Words

• Hi-Lo: A common alternative spelling.
• High-Low Split: The full descriptive term for the pot-splitting rule.
• Split-pot poker: A general category for games like high-low.

Synonyms

• Split-pot poker (general term)
• Hi-Lo poker

Notes on Meaning

• "High-low" as a poker term is distinct from the hyphenated adjective "high-low" (e.g., a high-low dress, meaning a hemline that is high in the front and low in the back).
• In the context of card games, it refers exclusively to the split-pot rule structure.

Noun

1. poker in which the high and low hands split the pot