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 ...