High-low split  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  In traditional poker games, the player with
the best traditional hand wins the whole pot. Lowball variations
award the pot to the lowest hand, by any of several methods (see
Low hand (poker)). High-low split games are those in which the
pot is divided between the player with the best traditional hand
(called the high hand) and the player with the low hand.[1]
There are two common methods for playing high-low split games,
called declaration and cards speak. In a declaration game, each
player declares (either verbally or using markers such as chips)
whether he wishes to contest for the high hand or the low hand.
The lowest hand among those who declared low wins that half of
the pot, and the highest hand among those who declared high wins
that half (for further details, see declaration). In a cards
speak game, all players simply reveal their cards at showdown
and the hands are evaluated by all players; high hand wins half
of the