Lowball

The following odds apply to lowball played with the bug. In each case it is assumed that the bug is not in the hand.

One card to 7-high 31/2 to 1 against

One card to 6-high .51/2 to 1 against

One card to 5-high …..9 to 1 against

Two cards to any three cards under 7,

to make 7-high or better 271/2 to 1 against

One card to 8-high …..2 to 1 against

One card to 9-high Even

Comment: See page 61. The more players there are in the pot, the more low cards can be assumed to have been dealt originally and the worse the chances are for improvement. The same fact decreases the danger of pairing, but this does not alter the fact that the chances of improvement are lessened.