Rules of 2-7 Triple Draw (Lowball)

And although the 2-7 Triple Draw is not a popular form of poker today, including games in the mixed format is 8-games on PokerStars makes new players learn the rules of this very original and interesting species.

As you can tell from the name, the goal - to collect the youngest hand, but immediately the question may arise: " Why 2-7?”

As in other forms of poker, players collect Lowball combination of five cards, but in our case, the combination 2-3-4-5-6 will be weaker than the corresponding combination of Deuce to Seven.

The reason is that in a lowball (or 2-7 Triple Draw) straight and flush play a negative role, that is, if you have collected a flush or straight, you have the weakest hand. Ace, just consider the high card, and its appearance in your hands rarely bring good luck.

Unlike Seven Card Stud and Razz, Lowball brings into play the blinds, respectively player left of the dealer makes the small blind and the next player in a clockwise direction - the big blind. The blinds depends on your limit.

Once the players have made blinds, the dealer deals clockwise five cards to each player. All cards are closed. When each player will receive their cards, starting the first level of trade. Starts the bidding player to the left of the big blind. After the end of the first round of betting begins exchange.

Exchange begins with the player sitting to the left of the button, it announces how many cards he would like to change, and then the selected dealer swaps those cards. So all the players are sharing round clockwise.

If a player asks to change all five cards, the dealer gives him only 4 cards, and the fifth will be put after all players have completed the exchange. This tradition may be waived in online poker as a fraud on the Internet possible, and such a condition would be afforded discomfort players. If the last player on the exchange decides to change all five cards, the dealer gives him four cards, then removes one card and the next player passes.

The same is repeated for the second round.

Distribution will be terminated if all players except one fold their cards, in which case the last remaining player receives the entire pot distribution.

If after the third exchange in the distribution of the remaining participants, then there is a showdown (showdown).

Once all players open their card combinations are compared. Combinations are counted starting with the highest card, ie Arm 5 -4-3 -K -2 is transferred to form R -5-4-3-2.

As you have read in this article, straight and flush playing against you, but this rule has an exception: as the ace is not considered the lowest card and plays the role of only the highest card , the combination of A- 5-4 -3- 2 is not straight .

Any resemblance to play against you , and if you have in hand 2-2-6-5-4 , then you lose even KQ- 3-2 -5, but win in the older couples , for example 3-3-5-4 -2 .

If the players have collected the same hand, the pot is split between them.

2-7 Triple Draw is similar to Razz in shaping the youngest hands, but it causes a lot of confusion as to lowball ace plays a different role, and straight and flush are negative for the player.

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