The Dark Side
Visionary
Silver Level
Yes the best low hand you can have is the wheel A2345. Since with the low there is no straights or flushes.
But then the next would be A2346, Then it can get can of tricky as you may already know, like A2347 or A3456. Its really about your high card.
Hope that makes sense and maybe even helps a little.
But then the next would be A2346, Then it can get can of tricky as you may already know, like A2347 or A3456. Its really about your high card.
Hope that makes sense and maybe even helps a little.
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
As for the eight part yeah, the forms of high-low we typically play today have an "eight or better" qualifier for the low hand, so you have to have five unpaired cards all eight or lower to have a low hand.
This means in some cases you know either there won't be a low hand this hand or that your opponent doesn't have one. For example:
In Omaha8, if the board is KK4T2 there won't be a low hand because there's only two cards under eight on the board and your all have to use two from your hand - the lowest hand anyone could make would be T4X2X and that doesn't qualify.
In Stud8, if your opponent is showing XXQJ39X then you know they don't have a low hand either, because they have three cards over eight showing. The lowest hand they could make would be 9X3XX and that doesn't qualify either.
This means in some cases you know either there won't be a low hand this hand or that your opponent doesn't have one. For example:
In Omaha8, if the board is KK4T2 there won't be a low hand because there's only two cards under eight on the board and your all have to use two from your hand - the lowest hand anyone could make would be T4X2X and that doesn't qualify.
In Stud8, if your opponent is showing XXQJ39X then you know they don't have a low hand either, because they have three cards over eight showing. The lowest hand they could make would be 9X3XX and that doesn't qualify either.
