2 7 Triple Draw Rules
2-7 Lowball rules for NL Single Draw are simple; however, players not familiar with the Deuce to Seven ranking of hands often get confused. Of course, in lowball poker the goal is to make the lowest hand possible. In Deuce to Seven the best hand a player can make is 2-3-4-5-7. This is because Aces are always high, so A-2-3-4-5 is not a straight, in fact it’s not a good hand becasue it loses to even king high. 2-3-4-5-6 is a straight which is a hand unlikely to ever win in 2-7 lowball. Hopefully by now, you can see the reason a non flushing 2-3-4-5-7 is the best hand possible (it’s the lowest collection of cards that doesn’t make a straight and isn’t a flush).
Deuce to Seven Triple Draw is dealt as a 6 player maximum game. The game uses a dealer button just as in hold'em. The player directly to the left of the dealer button posts a live small blind. Playing a 2-7 Triple Draw Hand Like Texas Holdem, 2-7 Triple Draw is played with ‘blinds’. Before the hand starts the two players to the left of the dealer are forced to place blind bets, before they see their cards.
2-7 Triple Draw or Deuce to Seven Triple Draw is a lowball variant of Draw poker. In lowball poker, the lowest hand wins. There are numerous ways to rank hands in lowball poker, to learn the details of deuce to seven rankings click hereand find out more on poker hand rankings. For a simple overview for more experienced players, in 2-7 straights and flushes count against low hands. Aces are always high. The 2-7 Triple Draw tournament offering at PokerStars is somewhat more limited but still provides players with some pretty good action. There is a weekly Deuce to Seven tournament that guarantees $5,000 and number other tournaments that range in buyin from $2.20 to $22. During the PokerStars Online Poker Championship, you can find 2-7 Triple.
When ranking a 2-7 Lowball hand, the first thing that is looked for is if the hand is a pair, straight, or flush which are all horrible 2-7 lowball hands. Assuming we have an actual low hand (high card only), we’ll then look at the highest card in the hand. Example: a 2-3-4-7-8 is an eight low. This hand will beat a 9 low, 10, low etc, and lose to a 7 low. If two players both have the same low, example: 2-3-4-7-8 and 2-3-4-6-8 then the second card is examined. In the case given, an 8-6 is a lower hand than an 8-7 so it would win at showdown. As cards match further each kicker is compared until a winner is determined.
2-7 Lowball Rules – No Limit Single Draw
If you’ve played five card draw we can sum up the 2-7 Lowball rules in a single sentence. It is played the same way as Five Card Draw with the only difference being the best deuce to seven lowball hand will win at showdown (or more simply stated: the worst hand wins). In case you’re a complete newbie to poker, don’t worry we’ll break the 2-7 lowball rules and nl 2-7 rules down further.
2-7 lowball starts with two players posting a blind. These are forced bets which are a small blind and a big blind (the amount determined by table stakes). Each player is then dealt five cards and a round of betting occurs. The betting starts with the player to the left of the big blind and will go around the table with each player having an option to fold, call the current bet, or raise the current bet.
In 2-7 Lowball the betting stakes are no limit, which means a player can bet as much as he would like. If a player does not have enough chips in front of him to cover the bet, he can still remain in the hand by declaring himself all in. A side pot will then be created, and that player will have an opportunity to win what was in the pot matched up against his remaining bet. If only two players are left in this hand, the extra chips in the pot are returned to the bettor who had more chips at the start of the hand. If more than two players are in the hand, there will be a sidepot which only the players who covered the bet can compete for. If this sounds confusing, don’t worry too much, after you’ve seen this occur a few times, you’ll be fully aware of how all in situations work in No Limit poker games.
To get back on track with the 2-7 lowball rules, as we mentioned, each player has been dealt five cards and a betting round has occurred. Now that this betting round is complete, each player, starting to the left of the dealer button, has the option to discard as many cards in his hand as he would like and have them replaced with new cards. This is called the draw. Once the draw is complete, a final No Limit round of betting takes place. When this final betting round is complete, if more than one player is left in the hand, there will be a showdown. At showdown, the pot is awarded to the player with the best Deuce to Seven lowball hand.
A great way to learn 2-7 lowball poker yourself is to start off at the micro-limit tables at the World’s largest online poker site and exclusive provider of 2-7 lowball online, PokerStars.com.
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2-7 Triple Draw is an older poker game that has rebounded quite well since 2009. I expect the future to bring record levels of players to the Triple Draw tables. The recent success of 2-7 Triple Draw is largely due to the success of another poker game, 8-Game Mix. This is a mixed poker variant available exclusively at PokerStars that includes Triple Draw. Since it was launched it has become the most played mixed poker variant online, a position H.O.R.S.E poker has held without rival before 2009. With so many people learning how to play Triple Draw because they want to play 8-Game there has been a huge increase in the ring game traffic at PokerStars. Most 2-7 Triple Draw players can easily be considered novices, so if you have the ability and desire to master this game you can do quite well for yourself. You have already taken the first step by reading this 2-7 Triple Draw guide on the rules and basic strategy of the game.
How to Play 2-7 Triple Draw?
Most players tend to misinterpret the rules of 2-7 Triple Draw poker. Even experienced players have been known to make novice mistakes because the rules are very alien when compared to the other major poker games. Below are some of the basic rules of 2-7 Triple Draw:
Format – 2-7 Triple Draw is like 5 Card Draw only there are three draw phases instead of one.
Other Rules – Aces are always high in 2-7 Triple Draw and flushes and straights always count against you.
Objective – The objective in 2-7 Triple Draw is to make the lowest hand. Since aces are high and straights count the best hand in Triple Draw is 23457. This game uses blinds just like Texas Hold’em and Omaha and you can draw up to 5 cards.
2-7 Triple Draw Strategy
The most important thing to remember strategy wise is hand selection. To call the blind you want to at least have three cards 8 or less. Depending on how many cards your opponents are drawing you will need at least 4 cards that are 8 or less by after the 2nd draw. The average winning hand for a full ring (6 players) is around 9 high. An 8 high hand might be worth a raise in some positions and a 7 high hand is always worth a raise.
Players tend to bluff a lot in 2-7 Triple Draw so you should always keep the odds in mind. After the last draw, especially when your opponent(s) drew at least one card, you should also take pot odds into consideration; even with poor hands like Queen high. If you are facing one other player, who has been betting and drawing one each time, and you end up with a hand like 2-3-4-8-Q you may want to call his last $4 bet to win a $40 pot. This is only true if the other player drew on the last card. Calculating the odds of him catching a higher hand than you is really pretty easy once you get the hang of it, you won’t even need a calculator.
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2 7 Triple Draw Strategy
PokerStars is the one and only choice when it comes to playing 2-7 Triple Draw online. They are the world's largest poker room with more players than the next twenty largest poker rooms combined. Because 2-7 Triple Draw is not a very popular game on the internet, you can not find any running games at smaller poker rooms. Depending on the day and time you want play, PokerStars will have anywhere from 5-15 active tables and 50-80 players at the 2-7 Triple Draw limit tables. This means you can find a game or two running at most limits you could be interested in playing. The no limit tables are less popular and there are normally only 2-3 tables running when the limit games become active. You can support PokerTrikz and receive a $600 deposit bonus if you sign up for PokerStars with the links on this page. Good luck at the tables.
This article was submitted by my friend Josh. I may have done some quick edits, but the main content is his.