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2-7 Triple Draw poker rules

5 Cards / 3 Draws / Deuce-to-Seven Low

Hole cards
5
Board
No community board
Betting
Fixed-Limit
Players
2-6 players
Pot
Deuce-to-Seven low
Family
Draw and split-pot games

What is 2-7 Triple Draw?

2-7 Triple Draw is a lowball draw game with no community board. You receive five private cards and draw up to three times, discarding 0-5 cards each time or standing pat.

The lowest Deuce-to-Seven hand wins the whole pot. The Ace is high, and straights, flushes and pairs all count against you, so the best possible hand is 7-5-4-3-2 without a flush.

Fixed-Limit, 2-6 players, with the big bet after the second and third draws.

Starting cards

5 private cards. No community board. 2-6 players.

How to play

  1. Initial betting, then draw 1.
  2. Bet, then draw 2.
  3. Bet, then draw 3.
  4. Final betting and showdown. Discard 0-5 cards per draw; zero is Stand Pat.

Fixed limit

Small bet equals the big blind: initial round and after draw 1. Big bet is twice that: after draws 2 and 3. Each round allows one bet and three raises, including heads-up; the pre-draw big blind counts as the opening bet.

Showdown

Lowest Deuce-to-Seven hand wins. Ace is high. Straights, flushes and pairs count against you. Best is non-flush 7-5-4-3-2. Suits never break ties.

Hand rankings in 2-7 Triple Draw

Deuce-to-Seven Lowball

Best possible hand: 7-5-4-3-2, non-flush. Lowest hand wins.

Ace is HIGH. Straights, flushes, pairs, trips and other matched ranks count against you. Suits never break ties.

Among unpaired non-straight, non-flush hands, 7-low beats 8-low; 8-low beats 9-low. Compare highest cards first, then the next-highest, and so on. For example, 8-6-4-3-2 beats 8-7-4-3-2.

Common mistakes

  • Drawing to a wheel: an unsuited A-2-3-4-5 is an Ace-high hand, not a straight; it loses to lower unpaired, non-straight, non-flush hands.
  • Keeping a flush draw: a flush ruins a low hand; the best 7-5-4-3-2 must be non-flush.
  • Expecting suits to break ties: suits never break ties in Deuce-to-Seven.
  • Comparing low hands from the bottom up: compare the highest card first, so 8-6-4-3-2 beats 8-7-4-3-2.
  • Dramaha

    Dramaha has a community board and one two-card draw split between draw high and Omaha; 2-7 Triple Draw has no board, three draws and a single low pot.

  • Badacey

    Badacey splits the pot between Ace-to-Five low and Badugi with the Ace low; 2-7 Triple Draw is a single-pot game with the Ace high.

See how 2-7 Triple Draw lines up against every other game in the poker variants comparison table.

2-7 Triple Draw FAQ

What is the best hand in 2-7 Triple Draw?

7-5-4-3-2 with no flush. The Ace is high, and straights, flushes and pairs all count against you.

How many cards can you draw in 2-7 Triple Draw?

Zero to five on each of three draws. Choosing zero means standing pat. The sequence is betting, draw 1, betting, draw 2, betting, draw 3, final betting and showdown.

How does Fixed-Limit betting work here?

The small bet equals the big blind on the initial round and after draw 1; the big bet is twice that after draws 2 and 3. Each round allows one bet and three raises, including heads-up, and the pre-draw big blind counts as the opening bet.