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.

1. Triple the Gold Video Series on Deuces Cracked (Great training site subscription required).
2. Daniel Negreanu’s chapter on Triple draw from the Super System II. (Read online free).
3. Lowball guru’s excellent collection of articles on lowball.
4. Smack software- Free software that will overlay mucked cards on screen to save you going through Hand History.
5. Rubbish cards Troutulator -  Free software for equity calculations