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high-low

high-low

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A type of poker where the pot is split between the highest and lowest hands
  • noun
  • Jargon
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  • He won the pot in high-low with both the highest and lowest hands.

Examples

  • They played a round of high-low poker last night.

  • We're playing high-low tonight, so remember the low hand is just as important.

  • In high-low poker, strategy changes since players aim for both extremes.

  • Have you ever tried high-low poker?

  • In high-low poker, players aim to win both the highest and lowest hands to split the pot.

  • She decided to play high-low at the casino, hoping to win big with her cards.

  • During the game of high-low, he managed to capture both the best and worst hands.

Surface Forms

high-low singular
high-lows plural

Morphology

high-low = high + low (transparent) = high + low

Direct combination of 'high' and 'low' describing the split between highest and lowest hands; the meaning is clear from the parts.

Etymology

High-low comes from the two words high and low, meaning 'highest' and 'lowest'. In poker the pot is split between the highest and the lowest hand, so high-low reminds you that both the 'top' and the 'bottom' can win.