Lowball (poker) pair hands defeat two pair or trips, etc. No-pair hands are compared starting with the highest-ranking card, just as in high poker, except that the high hand loses. In deuce-to-seven low, straights and flushes count as high (and are therefore bad). Aces are always high (and therefore bad). For example, the hand 8-5-4-3-2 defeats 9-7-6-4-3, because eight-high is lower than nine-high. The hand 7-6-5-4-2 defeats both, because seven-high is lower still. The hand 7-6-5-4-3 would lose, because it is a straight. Aces are high, so Q-8-5-4-3 defeats A-8-5-4-3. In the rare event that hands with pairs tie, kickers are used
Five-O Poker in each hand is played face-down, and the fifth card face-up. Four of the five cards in each hand are face-up, so both players are privy to their opponent’s hands. Eventually, each player will have five hands of five cards, each. What truly separates Five-O from other Poker variants is that competitors are playing five hands at the same time, giving an added dimension to the classic Poker game. Once all five hands are down, there is a single round of betting. The winner is determined by matching each hand to the corresponding hand of the opponent. The player with