As in all dealer-button games, a random draw will determine the position which will start with the button.
Two blinds are posted to the left of the button. The small blind will be equal to one-half the small bet, the big blind will be equal to the small bet.
Both blinds are live and may raise the amount in the pot.
In the showdown, the player uses two cards from his hand and three from the board exactly. Players can use different cards for high and low.
In order for there to be a low, there must be a combination of two cards from the players hand and three from the board with a denomination of eight or lower. Ace is counted low for this purpose. If there is no low, high will get the whole pot.
A wheel (A-2-3-4-5) is the best possible low and neither straights nor flushes count against it for low.
If a player misses his blind or blinds, he may wait until the big blind to post that he wants to come back in. If not, he must post the missed blinds. Only the big blind is live.
A player who has posted the blind who is not there to act on his hand will have his hand killed and will not get his blind back.
A winning called hand must show all four cards to be awarded any part of the pot.
In the event of ties, the pot gets split.
An odd chip will go left of the button on both high and low pot odd chip.
It is very important to know that you must use two cards from your hand and three from the board to make the best five-card poker hand.
