Poker 2-7 Rules
2-7 Triple Draw. This exciting form of poker has all players dealt their own individual 5-card hand (which no other players will be able to see in any capacity – i.e. There will be no face-up or exposed cards). In this low ball form of poker, players have not one, but three draw attempts to try and make the best “low” hand.
2-7 Triple Draw is an older poker game that has rebounded quite well since 2009. I expect the future to bring record levels of players to the Triple Draw tables. The recent success of 2-7 Triple Draw is largely due to the success of another poker game, 8-Game Mix. This is a mixed poker variant available exclusively at PokerStars that includes Triple Draw. Since it was launched it has become the most played mixed poker variant online, a position H.O.R.S.E poker has held without rival before 2009. With so many people learning how to play Triple Draw because they want to play 8-Game there has been a huge increase in the ring game traffic at PokerStars. Most 2-7 Triple Draw players can easily be considered novices, so if you have the ability and desire to master this game you can do quite well for yourself. You have already taken the first step by reading this 2-7 Triple Draw guide on the rules and basic strategy of the game.
Poker 2-7 Rules
How to Play 2-7 Triple Draw?
- OBJECTIVE OF H.O.R.S.E POKER: Win hands in all the separate poker variations in order to win their corresponding pots. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-7 players NUMBER OF CARDS: 52-card deck.
- OFC/P 2-7 is a variant of Pineapple Open Face Chinese. In OFC/P 2-7, the middle 5-card hand is set as a 2-7 lowball hand. 2-7 Pineapple OFC Poker Gameplay. OFC/P 2-7 can be played by 2 or 3 players. During the course of the hand, players will arrange their hole cards on the layout in rows to make 3 poker hands, arranged in order of ascending rank.
Most players tend to misinterpret the rules of 2-7 Triple Draw poker. Even experienced players have been known to make novice mistakes because the rules are very alien when compared to the other major poker games. Below are some of the basic rules of 2-7 Triple Draw:
Format – 2-7 Triple Draw is like 5 Card Draw only there are three draw phases instead of one.
Other Rules – Aces are always high in 2-7 Triple Draw and flushes and straights always count against you.
Objective – The objective in 2-7 Triple Draw is to make the lowest hand. Since aces are high and straights count the best hand in Triple Draw is 23457. This game uses blinds just like Texas Hold’em and Omaha and you can draw up to 5 cards.
2-7 Triple Draw Strategy
Poker 2-7 Rules Card Game
The most important thing to remember strategy wise is hand selection. To call the blind you want to at least have three cards 8 or less. Depending on how many cards your opponents are drawing you will need at least 4 cards that are 8 or less by after the 2nd draw. The average winning hand for a full ring (6 players) is around 9 high. An 8 high hand might be worth a raise in some positions and a 7 high hand is always worth a raise.
Players tend to bluff a lot in 2-7 Triple Draw so you should always keep the odds in mind. After the last draw, especially when your opponent(s) drew at least one card, you should also take pot odds into consideration; even with poor hands like Queen high. If you are facing one other player, who has been betting and drawing one each time, and you end up with a hand like 2-3-4-8-Q you may want to call his last $4 bet to win a $40 pot. This is only true if the other player drew on the last card. Calculating the odds of him catching a higher hand than you is really pretty easy once you get the hang of it, you won’t even need a calculator.
2-7 Draw Poker Rules
Play 2-7 Triple Draw Online
PokerStars is the one and only choice when it comes to playing 2-7 Triple Draw online. They are the world's largest poker room with more players than the next twenty largest poker rooms combined. Because 2-7 Triple Draw is not a very popular game on the internet, you can not find any running games at smaller poker rooms. Depending on the day and time you want play, PokerStars will have anywhere from 5-15 active tables and 50-80 players at the 2-7 Triple Draw limit tables. This means you can find a game or two running at most limits you could be interested in playing. The no limit tables are less popular and there are normally only 2-3 tables running when the limit games become active. You can support PokerTrikz and receive a $600 deposit bonus if you sign up for PokerStars with the links on this page. Good luck at the tables.
This article was submitted by my friend Josh. I may have done some quick edits, but the main content is his.