Rules of 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

I just started to play the game 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball and it's a very interesting game to say the least. The game is like any other low game in which the lowest hand wins. This game is very similar to razz, but also very different at the sametime. I have noticed playing the past few days just in play chips that alot of players don't completely understand the rules of the game. The biggest problem I see is that most people think that it has the same rules that razz does, but that is not the case. In razz, STRAIGHTS/FLUSHES DON'T COUNT against you and ACES are ALWAYS LOW. With this given, the best possible hand in razz is the wheel: A 2 3 4 5. However, in 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, STRAIGHTS/FLUSHES DO COUNT against you and ACES are ALWAYS HIGH. Therefore if you had the nut hand in razz which is A 2 3 4 5, this would only not be very good hand in Lowball because A is high. Also, if you were to have 2 3 5 6 7 in 2-7 with all clubs this would be considered a flush low which is definitely a bad hand in Lowball. In razz this would be a great hand because flushes do not count against you. With all this given, the best possible hand(the nuts) in 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball is 2 3 4 5 7. I hope this has helped anybody who has started to play this game or is going to give it a shot at some point. As always GL at the tables...Mikey

I've been playing a little bit too, and your post brings up a point I missed, A2345 is A high not a straight because A is always high. This makes the difference between winning and losing when showing down against paired hands.

Thanks to the both of your for posting the complete rules of the game. I've had the opportunity to get in some triple draw freerolls, but since I haven't known how to play it, I've been reluctant to try. I'll have to give it a try next time I have the chance.

Thanks for posting the difference between 2-7 Draw Lowball and Razz. I will be playing in a freeroll at Full Tilt tommorrow so you may have saved me from looking like a fool, maybe.

I enjoy 2-7 single draw, unfortunately on pokerstars the ring games are way out of reach of my bankroll so I just play the odd freeroll now and again. Triple draw can be played at slightly lower limits I think and has both limit and no limit on stars.

Well another huge difference is that in Razz you are never dis carding and in 2-7 you do.

My advice for this game is something I follow almost 99% of the time and that is try not to play a starting hand that does not have a 2 in it. Much in the same way that it is hard to play a PLO8 hand without an Ace.

Triple draw is usually just played as a limit game, though I notice Stars to offer it in pot limit and no limit format at low stakes. Anywhere past 50c/$1 they only offer it as fixed limit though and that's the norm live as well I believe.

Deuce-seven single draw, on the other hand, can be (and usually is) played no limit.