2-7 means deuces to 7 and this is where the game 27 Triple Card Draw tells you what the game is about. Triple Card Draw, means three drawing rounds, which means four betting rounds and the 2-7 indicates this game means a low poker (lowball) hand wins. 
 
In this “draw game” players are dealt five cards and are able to discard from zero (stand pat) to all five cards on the draw and receive the same amount of replacement cards. On any of the draws you may change your cards or stand pat and the aim of the game is to get the best low hand possible. The best hand possible is 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and this is the “nuts”, just remember in this game Aces are high.  

You are able to play with a hand from J, 7, 4, 3, 2 of all the same suit or a flush, however this hand rarely wins.8, 7, 6, 5, 4 is a straight and it is slightly better. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 is a lower straight, and things are starting to look up, while 5, 5, 5, 6, 3, looks even better. 

As you can see this is not the poker we have all grown up with and are used to playing, where A, K, Q, J, 10 rules and in lowball poker games, you just have to switch the game around. Playing Hi-Lo poker, players do get some practice, because if they don’t have the possibility of making a high hand, they can play for the lowest; the prize pot is split. 

All draw poker games are played with blinds in the same way as flop (community cards) games, and after the big blind the first player has an option to fold, call or raise. Once the first betting round is complete a draw takes place and any unwanted cards may be discarded. To the left of the button another round of betting takes place after the draw, so there are three draws in total and four rounds of betting in 27 Triple Card Draw. 

After the fourth betting round a showdown takes place if this is necessary and more cards may be needed for the third draw, in which case a new deck is reshuffled and used. The showdown will finally determine the winner and the best five card 2-7 hand wins. If two or even more hands are equal, the prize pot is shared between these players and no rank of suit is used to determine a winner.  

The way in which 27 Triple Draw Poker differentiates itself from other forms of Hi-lo poker is in the Ace. In all other variations of the game the Ace can be high or low, in this game it is always a high card as we have already mentioned.  

There are plenty of online poker sites where this and many other games of poker may be played for free to sharpen your skills, and this is only one of the many blessings of playing online poker. Poker schools are another feature and if you fancy a lesson from a pro, you have to play online it is rarely going to happen any other way.