- You draw up to three times to make the weakest five-card hand. The A is high, and straights and flushes count against you.
- Betting is Fixed limit.
- Up to 6 players. Blinds (SB, BB). Seats and button as in NLHE
- Each player gets five cards, all face down
- Three draws. Discard 0 to 5 cards and take the same number from the deck. Drawing 0 is standing pat. Everyone sees how many you draw
- Four betting rounds: before the first draw → after the 1st draw → after the 2nd → after the 3rd
- Fixed limit. Small bet before the first draw and after the 1st draw, big bet after the 2nd and 3rd
- The first betting round starts with UTG (the BB is last). Draws and later rounds start with the SB and go clockwise (the button is last)
- The hand is a 2-7 low. The A is high; straights and flushes are bad
- If the deck runs out, the discards are shuffled and play continues
Example. Three players’ five cards at showdown, ranks written from highest to lowest. The suits are mixed (no flush).
- X: 8-6-4-3-2
- Y: 8-7-5-4-2
- Z: 7-6-5-4-3
- Look for hands. Z runs 7 down to 3, a straight. In 2-7 a straight is a bad hand, so Z is worst
- X and Y have no hand. Their top cards are 8 and 8, a tie
- The next cards are 6 for X and 7 for Y. 6 is lower, so X wins