Lowball (poker) in 6-5-Joker-2-A, the joker plays as a 3, while in Joker-5-4-3-2 it would play as a 7 (an ace or six would make a straight). High-low split games with ace-to-six low are usually played with a declaration. Deuce-to-seven low is often called Kansas City lowball (the no-limit single-draw variation) or just "low poker". It is almost the direct opposite of standard poker: high hand loses. It is not as commonly used as the ace-to-five low method. As in all lowball games, pairs and trips are bad: that is, any hand with no pair defeats any hand with a pair; one
Rake (poker) is the prevalent method of collecting rake in online poker. The fee is placed on the dealer button each hand by the player in that position, and taken in by the dealer before any cards are dealt. Time collection (also "timed rake" or "table charge") is a set fee collected (typically) every half-hour during the game. This form of rake is collected in one of two ways: Time rakes are generally reserved for higher limit games ($10–$20 and above). The fee per hand is a fixed rate and does not vary based on the size of the pot. The above