Deuce to 7 Lowball
Another version of
Lowball poker is 2-7 triple
draw.
Play works the same as
A-5 Lowball Triple Draw but
this time straights and
flushes count as high hands,
so the best possible hand is
7-5-4-3-2 with no flush.
Before the cards are
dealt the two players to the
left of the dealer button (a
small D in a circle
identifies the current
dealer position) must make
forced bets, called blinds.
The first person left of the
dealer pays the small blind,
the next person pays the big
blind, which is double the
small blind. (These are the
table limits) The minimum
bet in a hand is the amount
of the big blind.
Once all the players have
their cards there is the
first of 4 betting rounds
and players have the 3
options: fold their hand,
call the big blind (bet
equal to the big blind) or
raise (bet a higher amount).
After all players have
acted, the players who stay
in the hand for the have a
chance to change or improve
their hand by discarding up
to 5 of their cards and
getting the same number of
new cards back. They also of
course have the option to
keep all their cards in
their hand.
There is a second round
of betting (where players
have the option of checking,
raising or folding) followed
by another opportunity to
draw, followed by a third
round of betting and the
third and final draw.
There is then a final
round of betting followed by
a showdown, at the showdown
the player with the lowest
hand takes down the pot.
