History of Lowball

	Revision 4 . . April 12, 2001 2:03 am by Lee Daniel Crocker
	Revision 3 . . April 4, 2001 9:48 am by TimShell

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Lowball (or low poker) refers to any of a number of poker variants in which traditional hand values are reversed, so that the lowest-valued hand wins. There are several interpretations of this idea: see Poker/Hands for the specific methods used.

The word Lowball has several senses:

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Also a class of alcoholic beverage: an unmixed drink served on ice or water in a short glass.

# Also known as low poker, any of a number of poker variants in which traditional hand values are reversed, so that the lowest-valued hand wins. There are several interpretations of this idea: see Poker/Low hand for the specific methods used. # A class of alcoholic beverage: an unmixed drink served on ice or water in a short glass (a back-formation? from highball?). # As a verb, to underestimate or understate a price, for example in bargaining for a purchase.