Event 14 of the 2010 World Series of Poker featured a $1,500 buy-in  No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball tournament.  Basically, Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball means the worst, or lowest-ranked, hand wins the pot. The very best possible 2-7 lowball hand is 2-3-4-5-7 of mixed suits. An ace counts as a high card. Flushes and straights count against the player. While a wheel (A-2-3-4-5) is the perfect hand in standard lowball, in Deuce-to-Seven it is usually a losing hand since the straight counts against the player. According to Event 14 WSOP gold bracelet winner Yan Chen : “A good poker game requires a balance. For example – I’m not putting down other games – but No-Limit Hold’em, especially tournaments, rewards aggression. But aggression is only one component of the full set of skills that are required for a balanced game. Lowball requires a very balanced set of skills. You can’t just try to run over the game. You cannot. You can do that less in this game than in any other g...

Deuce-to-Seven Lowball made its tournament debut at the 1973 World Series of Poker. The game is rarely played anywhere except at the very highest levels, and is rarely played public card rooms -- either as cash games or tournaments. In fact, the World Series of Poker is one of the few places where this poker game is offered. The game was tacked onto the 20WSOP schedule because it was the preferred game of many high-stakes cash game players. Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball means the worst, or lowest-ranked, hand wins the pot. The very best possible 2-7 lowball hand is 2-3-4-5-7 of mixed suits. An ace counts as a high card. Flushes and straights count against the player. While a wheel (A-2-3-4-5) is the perfect hand in standard lowball, in Deuce-to-Seven it is usually a losing hand since the ace counts as a high card against the player. So, K-2-3-4-5 is better than A-2-3-4-5. In the “Triple-Draw” variant of this game, players may draw up to three times to make their hand. Event #19 of the ...