Lately I have been playing some Micro-Stakes limit 2-7 Triple Draw on PokerStars. If you enjoy poker and action this is the game for you. Obviously the goal in 2-7 lowball is to make the worst possible poker hand and unlike Razz flushes and straights play high as do A’s. On PokerStars 2-7 is played in 6-max form. The best possible hand you can make in 2-7 Triple draw is:
23457
There are three drawing rounds and four betting rounds. The game flow shown below:
Five cards dealt to each player
First Betting round -Starting with player to left of big blind player will choose to bet, check or raise if pot is not already capped.
Draw One – Player will choose to keep or discard any number of cards if he likes his hand he will change none and Stand Pat.
Second Betting round -Starting with player to left of big blind player will choose to bet, check or raise if pot is not already capped.
Draw Two – Player will then choose to keep or discard any number of cards if he likes his hand he will change none and Stand Pat.
Third Betting round -Starting with player to left of big blind player will choose to bet, check or raise if pot is not already capped.
Final Draw – Player will choose to keep or discard any number of cards if he likes his hand he will change zero and Stand Pat.
Final Betting round -Starting with player to left of big blind player will choose to bet, check or raise if pot is not already capped.
Showdown- Provided bets are called a showdown will occur and the lowest hand wins.
I know all this seems a bit complex but once you sit down at the table it will all make sense. Below is my equity graph from my last 10,000 hands, nothing impressive but I am still a student of the game.
Learning 2-7 Triple Draw
If you want to learn more about triple draw there are some great resources online and a chapter in the Super System two which should help you hit the ground running.
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Triple the Gold Video Series on Deuces Cracked (Great training site subscription required).
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Daniel Negreanu’s chapter on Triple draw from the Super System II. (Read online free).
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Lowball guru’s excellent collection of articles on lowball.
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Smack software- Free software that will overlay mucked cards on screen to save you going through Hand History.
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Rubbish cards Troutulator - Free software for equity calculations
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