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An eight high
is worth a raise in most positions, and a seven high a re-raise.
A six high is normally worth a third raise, but a bad six, headed
by C 5 4, should not be rated higher than, say, a medium full
house in Draw Poker.
If it is beaten you can be disappointed but not amazed. Cinches,
6 4 3 2 A, are by no means unknown in Lowball.
Inevitably there is a fair amount of bluffing after the draw
A player who has made a hopeless hand such as a straight or
medium pair will often try a bluff, at any rate in a small field,
since he knows that if he checks he cannot possibly win. It
is hard to call such a bet when you have drawn a pair oneself.
Nevertheless, it is worth noting that, against an opponent who
has drawn one card and raised, a pair of deuces will win nearly
as often as a ten high, since with a hand in between those two
the opener will usually check.
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