Also known as triple-draw lowball, deuce-to-seven triple draw poker is a variation on five-card draw poker that allows players to exchange cards with the dealer three times and pays the lowest-ranking hand, rather than the highest. To find out more about the game, read on to learn how to play deuce-to-seven triple draw poker.

As the game is played low, a different strategy is used to decide which cards to hold or exchange with the dealer. Aces are always played high, making them undesirable cards to hold. The order hands are ranked are nearly reversed, with a royal flush being the worst-possible hand going down through a 7-5-4-3-2 (deuce to seven) being the best possible hand.

To acquire the lowest hand, players are permitted to exchange cards with the dealer as many as three times throughout the hand. A round of betting separates each draw and players are allowed to discard as many or as few cards on each draw as they choose.

Before you jump in and play deuce-to-seven triple draw poker, it's a good idea to know and understand the rules, as well as know the ranking of the hands. Once you are all ready to play, it's time to find a table or game and shuffle up and deal.

While the ranking of hands are completely different, many of the rules for deuce-to-seven triple draw poker are the same as standard five-card draw games.

1. Games can be played with between two and six players.
2. A standard deck of 52 cards as well as chips, or other objects, to use for betting are needed.
3. Blinds are variable from a few cents to hundreds of dollars, providing everyone at the table agrees to the blinds before the game begins.
4. Typically the game is played with a fixed limit for each bet, allowing for three raises per round of betting. During the final two rounds of betting, the bet is generally doubled.
5. All play follows a clockwise motion, including the dealing, drawing and betting. The dealer, or dealer button, moves one seat clockwise after each hand. The first person immediately to the left of the dealer is required to bet the small blind before the cards are dealt. The person two seats left of the dealer must bet the large blind before the initial deal as well.
6. Players in each hand are permitted to draw as many as five cards during each draw, however they are not required to draw any if they choose. In a full hand that reaches the showdown, players will have three chances to draw cards, if desired.http://www.neverwinpoker.com/poker-rules/deuce-to-seven-triple-draw

As deuce-to-seven triple draw poker is a lowball game, the ranking of hands is virtually reversed from a standard game like five-card draw or Texas hold'em. Hence the name, the best hand is 7-5-4-3-2, or deuce to seven.

1. Aces are always high, making a hand with A-2-3-4-6 actually a high hand.
2. Straights and flushes are also high, meaning A-2-3-4-5 would lose to a deuce-to-seven hand.
3. Similarly, pairs, including two deuces, would lose to any deuce-to-seven hand.
4. The worst hand to have is a royal flush, followed by a straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two of a kind and a pair.
5. Should two players have the same highest card in their hand, such as a seven, the second-highest card and third-highest card will be used to determine who wins the hand. If two players have identical winning hands, the pot is split.

• The best-possible deuce-to-seven hands are:

When everyone knows the rules and ranking of hands, the game can begin. Be sure to also decide on the amount of bet limits and blinds before beginning.

1. The person to the immediate left of the dealer posts the small blind. The person to his or her left posts the large blind.
2. The dealer gives each player five cards, all face down.
3. Starting with the player to the left of the person who posted the large blind, that player can call the large blind, raise the pot or fold their cards. Betting continues around the table in a clockwise direction.
4. Starting with the person to the immediate left of the dealer, each player discards up to five of their cards. The dealer replaces those cards with fresh cards from the deck.
5. Another round of betting continues, starting with the person to the left of the dealer.
6. A second round of draws follows, again with each player permitted to trade in up to five of their cards.
7. Players bet once again, with the minimum bet doubled from the previous two rounds.
8. Each player has one final chance to trade in up to five cards, followed by a final round of betting. Again the minimum bet is double the initial large blind.
9. Starting with the first person remaining to the dealer's left, each player shows their cards. The dealer determines which hand is the lowest and awards him or her the pot.
10. The dealer, or dealer button, moves on seat clockwise. Cards are returned to the dealer, shuffled and the process is repeated for each hand.http://www.neverwinpoker.com/poker-rules/deuce-to-seven-triple-draw