In this lesson we will examine the basics of 2-to-7 Triple Draw, which is a form of lowball and is sometimes referred to as “Kansas City Lowball”. In this game players have the opportunity to discard and draw to try and improve their hands – although the objective of 2-to-7 Triple Draw is to make the best low hand.
In 2-to-7 Triple Draw, aces are always high and flushes, pairs and straights count against a player’s hand. Under these rules, 2-3-4-5-6 is not a winning hand (because it is a straight). Players must break up their pairs, straights and flushes and hope to draw low cards to improve their hands.
2-7 Triple Draw falls into the draw poker and the lowball poker categories. This means that there are no community cards dealt – like in the best known version of poker, No-Limit Hold’em – instead, the players are drawing from the deck to make their 5-card hands. The 5-Card Draw is the most popular game in that genre. Up to 10 players may participate. At the beginning of A to 5 Triple Draw, two players who sit next to the dealer (the person marked with the dealer button) have to place their blinds. This happens before the cards are dealt. The blinds are there to make sure that there is money in the pot so every winning hand can actually win money. 2-7 Triple Draw: Rules & Strategies A very specific poker variant that has seen a massive raise in popularity in recent years has been the 2-7 Triple Draw. Playerd with classic draw poker rules in place, the game has players competing against each other to make the worst possible poker combination in what is commonly referred to as lowball poker.
- 2-7 Triple Draw, and Lowball poker games in general, have become increasingly popular in the last few years. In this article, we will cover the 2-7 Triple Draw rules so that you can get started playing your new favorite poker variant. How to Play 2-7 Triple Draw Set-up. 2-7 Triple Draw is a game for 2-6 players, using a standard 52-card deck.
- In Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, the object of the game is to get the worst five card poker hand, which would be 23457 with no flush. It is also unique because Deuce to Seven Triple Draw players are allowed to draw new cards three times during the poker hand, hence the name “triple draw.” Basic Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Rules.
As the name suggests, the best possible hand is 2-3-4-5-7, also know as a “seven-low”:
850 bet. It can be any combination of suits (without making a flush) and these are the lowest five cards that don’t contain a pair or make a straight or a flush.
The Setup
The typical setup of 2-to-7 Triple Draw is as follows:
- A full table seats a maximum of 6 players
- It is typically played using a fixed-limit betting structure
- Blinds are used like in Texas hold’em and Omaha
- Each player receives five face down cards to begin
The Drawing Rounds
After the deal there is a round of betting. At the end of the first betting round, the first active player to the left of the dealer button can choose to draw cards to improve their hand. The player can also choose to “stand pat” and keep the hand as it is. Each player is in turn afforded the same opportunity of drawing cards.
A-5 Triple Draw Rules
After the first drawing round, another round of betting occurs, starting with the first player to the left of the dealer button. Once the players have called all the bets, players can choose either to draw again or stand pat.
After the second drawing round in a fixed-limit game, the minimum bet doubles. The remaining players draw a third time, followed by a final betting round. The remaining players then go to a showdown, with the winner taking down the pot.
In summary, there are three drawing rounds and four betting rounds (one before the initial draw). In a fixed-limit game the opening two betting rounds are small bets, and the betting doubles for the third and fourth betting round. The game can also be played with just one drawing round, and that version of the game is called 2-to-7 single draw.
In this lesson we will examine the basics of 2-to-7 Triple Draw, which is a form of lowball and is sometimes referred to as “Kansas City Lowball”. In this game players have the opportunity to discard and draw to try and improve their hands – although the objective of 2-to-7 Triple Draw is to make the best low hand.
In 2-to-7 Triple Draw, aces are always high and flushes, pairs and straights count against a player’s hand. Under these rules, 2-3-4-5-6 is not a winning hand (because it is a straight). Players must break up their pairs, straights and flushes and hope to draw low cards to improve their hands.
2-7 Triple Draw falls into the draw poker and the lowball poker categories. This means that there are no community cards dealt – like in the best known version of poker, No-Limit Hold’em – instead, the players are drawing from the deck to make their 5-card hands. The 5-Card Draw is the most popular game in that genre. Up to 10 players may participate. At the beginning of A to 5 Triple Draw, two players who sit next to the dealer (the person marked with the dealer button) have to place their blinds. This happens before the cards are dealt. The blinds are there to make sure that there is money in the pot so every winning hand can actually win money. 2-7 Triple Draw: Rules & Strategies A very specific poker variant that has seen a massive raise in popularity in recent years has been the 2-7 Triple Draw. Playerd with classic draw poker rules in place, the game has players competing against each other to make the worst possible poker combination in what is commonly referred to as lowball poker.
- 2-7 Triple Draw, and Lowball poker games in general, have become increasingly popular in the last few years. In this article, we will cover the 2-7 Triple Draw rules so that you can get started playing your new favorite poker variant. How to Play 2-7 Triple Draw Set-up. 2-7 Triple Draw is a game for 2-6 players, using a standard 52-card deck.
- In Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, the object of the game is to get the worst five card poker hand, which would be 23457 with no flush. It is also unique because Deuce to Seven Triple Draw players are allowed to draw new cards three times during the poker hand, hence the name “triple draw.” Basic Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Rules.
As the name suggests, the best possible hand is 2-3-4-5-7, also know as a “seven-low”:
850 bet. It can be any combination of suits (without making a flush) and these are the lowest five cards that don’t contain a pair or make a straight or a flush.
The Setup
The typical setup of 2-to-7 Triple Draw is as follows:
- A full table seats a maximum of 6 players
- It is typically played using a fixed-limit betting structure
- Blinds are used like in Texas hold’em and Omaha
- Each player receives five face down cards to begin
The Drawing Rounds
After the deal there is a round of betting. At the end of the first betting round, the first active player to the left of the dealer button can choose to draw cards to improve their hand. The player can also choose to “stand pat” and keep the hand as it is. Each player is in turn afforded the same opportunity of drawing cards.
A-5 Triple Draw Rules
After the first drawing round, another round of betting occurs, starting with the first player to the left of the dealer button. Once the players have called all the bets, players can choose either to draw again or stand pat.
After the second drawing round in a fixed-limit game, the minimum bet doubles. The remaining players draw a third time, followed by a final betting round. The remaining players then go to a showdown, with the winner taking down the pot.
In summary, there are three drawing rounds and four betting rounds (one before the initial draw). In a fixed-limit game the opening two betting rounds are small bets, and the betting doubles for the third and fourth betting round. The game can also be played with just one drawing round, and that version of the game is called 2-to-7 single draw.
The Showdown
2-to-7 Triple Draw rules dictate that the player counts from the highest card in his hand down to the lowest. It’s also much easier to work out your hand is you count backwards from the highest card rather than up from the lowest.
Here are some examples:
This would win against the following hand:
The first hand wins because it has the lowest high card (a nine vs. a ten).
If two hands share high cards of the same value, the next-highest card breaks the tie. For example:
Is lower than:
If hands share the same two highest cards then the winner would be determined by the third, fourth and then fifth card if necessary.
Triple Draw Strategy
2-to-7 Triple Draw Strategy
As with many lowball-type games, the drawing strategy may appear counterintuitive to players accustomed to games where high cards, straights and flushes are winning hands.
Players accustomed to Texas Hold’em and other stud games often encounter obstacles when making the transition to draw poker, primarily due to a lack of information about their opponent’s cards. Players therefore need to rely on the betting patterns and drawing habits of their foes. When a hand reaches a showdown you will get to see the hands your opponent plays. This is critical information that will help shape your strategy – provided you have been observant and studied your opponent’s betting patterns, drawing habits and other subtle clues.
With the widening popularity of poker games like Texas Hold’em and Omaha, players can easily forget about the other varieties of the game. For players looking for a break from their regular game, 2-to-7 Triple Draw can prove both an entertaining distraction and a fascinating challenge.
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By Gerald Hanks
Gerald Hanks is from Houston Texas, and has been playing poker since 2002. He has played cash games and no-limit hold’em tournaments at live venues all over the United States.
2-7 Triple Draw Rules
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A-5 Triple Draw Rules
Deuce to Seven Triple Draw is a 5 card draw low game. Each player is dealt 5 hidden hole cards and the goal is to make the lowest possible 5 card hand. There are four rounds of betting and three draws in this game. After each round of betting players may discard from zero to five cards, and the dealer will deal them replacement cards. Maximum number of players in this game is 6.
The procedure for Deuce to Seven Triple Draw:
- Dealing of the cards The player to the left of the dealer button posts small blind (SB), and next player posts big blind (BB). Each player is dealt five cards face down.
- First round of betting The first round of betting starts with the player to the left of BB, who has the option to fold, call or raise. Action continues clockwise around the table until betting is complete for the round.
- First round of drawing After the first round of betting is complete, each player who has not folded has a chance to draw. Players are prompted in order to discard any cards they wish to replace in their hand. The first player to act is always the player closest to the left of the button. Players can discard from zero to 5 cards. If a player chooses to discard zero cards he is opting to stand pat. Replacement cards are dealt before the next player chooses the number of cards to draw. Then next player is prompted in turn to discard and so on until all remaining players in the pot have acted on the draw.
- Second round of betting Second round of betting starts with player the left of dealer button. In case no player before you makes a bet, you will have the option to check besides calling, raising and folding.
- Second round of drawing (see point 3 for details)
- Third round of betting (see point 4 for details)
- Third round of drawing (see point 3 for details)
- Fourth round of betting (see point 4 for details)
- Showdown (in case more than one player remains in the game)
The player with the lowest 5 card hand wins the pot. If two or more hands have the same value, the pot is equally split among them. The card suits are not considered in hand ranking.
As in all lowball games, pairs and trips are bad: that is, any hand with no pair defeats any hand with a pair; one pair hands defeat two pair or trips, etc. No-pair hands are compared starting with the highest ranking card, just as in high poker, except that the high hand loses. In 2-7 Triple Draw, aces, straights and flushes count for high (and therefore bad). This means that 2-3-4-5-6, for example, is a very bad combination, or A-5-4-3-2 is not considered a straight since the ace always plays high. In the rare event that hands with pairs tie, kickers are used just as in high poker (but reversed): 3-3-6-4-2 defeats 3-3-6-5-2. The best possible hand you can make is 2-3-4-5-7 with no flush (called a wheel). Note: The Blinds are determined by the size of the game.
