Seven Rule ( poker )

In lowball, the rule that states that you must bet a 7 or better (that is, a no-pair hand topped by a 7, 6, or 5) after the draw. In some clubs, failing to bet a 7 costs you the entire pot; in more clubs, it costs you only the action (betting) after the draw. In such a case, if a player passes a 7, and then calls with it, if the player who bet has worse than his hand, that player gets his money back, and the player who passed the 7 wins what was in the pot before the draw; if the player who bet has better than his hand, that player of course wins the whole pot, that is, the bet after the draw along with the remainder of the pot. The purpose of the rule is to speed up the game (by preventing players from passing good hands, and then waiting for the action to get back to them so they can raise