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b. Split pot, high-low (26)
Because of the dynamic betting action between high hands and low hands, the betting pace increases
markedly when pots are split between the highest hand and the lowest hand (high-low poker). Many
players are initially hostile to high-low poker. Seven-card stud high-low is probably the easiest way to
introduce split-pot games. With patience and persistence, the good player can usually generate great
interest in high-low poker. Again, the good player can further quicken the pace by adding other high-low
modifications such as--
c. Check raise and pick-up checks (27)
Player A checks; player B bets; now player A raises . . . that is called check raising. Player A checks;
player B checks; player C makes a bet three times larger than the maximum bet by making A's bet, B's
raise, and then his own raise . . . that is called picking up checks. Check raising and picking up checks
increase the betting flexibility as well as the number of large bets and raises. But if those modifications
cause a defensive attitude among players, a decrease in the betting pace can occur. Also, house rules of
many games prohibit check raising and picking up checks.
d. Right to bet (28)
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