Ace to Five Lowball

Lowball (Ace-to-five), also known as California Lowball, is played with a standard 52-card deck and one Joker. The Joker is considered to be the lowest card not present in a hand. Straights and flushes do not count against the player. Players are dealt five cards face down, in turn, in rotation. The game starts to the left of the dealer button. The blind bet(s) are made from the position(s) left of the dealer button and sometimes on the button are forced bets, which must be made before the cards are dealt.

A round of betting occurs. Players are required to bet or fold. The players who remain in the pot have the option to improve their hand by replacing cards in their hands with new ones. A player may draw up to five consecutive cards. After all players have drawn a round of betting occurs. The best possible low hand is A, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The lowest five card poker hand wins the pot. In the event of a tie the pot is split equally among winning hands.