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2 - 7 Triple Draw Poker Rules

Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Rules

Deuce-to-seven triple draw requires a standard 52 card deck. It is always played maximum six-handed. The game begins with the dealer shuffling the cards and then dealing in a clockwise direction.

Following three "draws", and four rounds of betting, the players will show their hands, with the lowest hand winning the pot. Contrary to other forms of poker aces count only as high, and straights and flushes always play as high.

Blinds

As with most forms of poker, blinds are required to be placed in the pot before any cards are dealt. Similar to Holdem, Triple Draw is played with a "small blind" and a "big blind", which are always the two players to the left of the dealer. The "big blind" is generally double the "small blind".

Once the blinds have been put into the pot, the dealer then deals out 5 cards to each player in a clockwise direction.

The First Round of Betting

Upon completion of the deal, a round of betting takes place. The amount you may bet or raise will depend whether you are playing a No-limit, Pot-limit, or Fixed-limit game.

Similar to Texas Holdem, these three types are outlined in our Poker Rules section. The most common form used in Triple draw is Fixed-limit.

The first round begins with the player to the left of the big blind. This person is known as "under-the-gun". This player may fold, call or raise. Once all subsequent players have called or folded, the first "draw" takes place. Usually the betting is capped at one bet and three raises.

The Draw (First, Second and Third)

During the 'draw' players may discard any amount of cards, specifying the amount, and be replaced with an equal amount of cards from the unused deck. These are dealt out beginning with the player to the dealers left.

In the game of triple draw, there are three separate 'draws', each followed by a round of betting, and players may discard anywhere from zero to five cards during all three draws.

If a player requires more cards than are available in the deck, all discarded cards (except those discarded by that particular player) are shuffled and cut, and the required amount is then given to that player.

Subsequent Round of Betting

Subsequent rounds of betting, following each "draw", are similar to the first round however the action always starts with the person to the left of the dealer.

As with the first round of betting, players have the option to 'check' (a bet of 0), bet/raise or fold and play continues until all players have called or folded. During any round of betting, if only one player remains in the hand, that player wins the pot, and is not required to show their cards.

There is however one difference in the late betting rounds in the game, and that is, if playing a Fixed-limit game, similar to Holdem, the bets or raises following the second "draw" are doubled to equate to twice the big blind.

Following the third draw and betting round, if two or more players are remaining in the pot, they are required to expose their cards in what is known as the "showdown".

The lowest exposed hand wins the pot. The best possible hand you can make is 2,3,4,5,7 with no flush. This hand is called a wheel. The next best hand is 2,3,4,6,7 and then 2,3,5,6,7. These hands are known as two and three.

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