To understand the difference between high-low split games and low-only games, let us consider few low-only games such as triple-draw Lowball and Razz; the former is five-card Draw while the latter is seven-card Stud. Lowball is of two types, Kansas City Lowball or 2-7 Lowball and A-5 Lowball or California Lowball. Ace is a low card, flushes and straights will not count against you, thus the best hand in California Lowball is A2345. As far as 2-7 Lowball is considered, ace is high card while flushes and straights will count against you; the best possible hand is 23457.

High-Low Split Games

In case of Crazy Pineapple, you are allowed to form high hand and low hand with the combination of five board cards and your remaining hole cards. In Omaha, both low hand and high hand must be created by combining exactly two hole cards along with three community cards. If you are playing high-low split in poker games such as seven-card Stud, all the seven cards and if possible, the community card can be used for forming the high hand and low hand. Thus, after the end of final betting round, the players must have both the best possible high hand and the best possible low hand.