Phone Poker

Like most of the poker varieties, Seven-Card Stud Hi Lo also has its own set of terms. Well the terms can be considered as plain and simple. Indeed, it won’t be hard to get to know and be familiar of them. Actually, they are also used in other varieties, just consider the most popular variety Texas Holdem.

Here are the terms:

• Check-fold – is the act of checking and then folding. The former can be done at any time however the latter can only be done if in for a bet.
• Concealed pair – is deemed as a starting hand with two pairs. The pairs are in the hole and side card kicker is just up.
• Dead cards – are revealed cards. They can’t anymore be a part of the deck. They can’t be played any longer.
• Door card – is the first card to be dealt face up.
• Fast play – to get rid of as many players as possible by betting, raising as well as re-raising.
• High cards – are the cards from 9 up to A.
• Low cards – are the cards from A up to 8. Ace can either be a high card or else a low card.
• Scoop – to win both sides of the pot, the high and low. To actually win the entire pot. But also possibly to win entire pot just for qualifying for the high side as no one qualifies for the low side.
• Slow play – to increase the pot odds by making some calls and checks. It is also to keep other players playing and making more moves.
• Split pair – is deemed as a starting hand with two pairs. The first pair is down and then the second is up.
• Wheel – is the best possible low hand, made up of 5-4-3- 2- A.