2-7 Triple Draw is an older poker game that has rebounded quite well in 2009. I expect 2010 to also bring record levels of players to the Triple Draw tables. 2-7Triple Draw's recent success is largely due to the success of another poker game, 8-Game Mix. 8-Game mix is a mixed poker variant available at Pokerstars that includes Triple Draw. Since it was launched it has become the most played mixed poker variant online, a position H.O.R.S.E poker has held without rival before 2009. With so many people learning how to play Triple Draw because they want to play 8-Game there has been a huge increase in the ring game traffic at Stars. Most 2-7 Triple Draw players can easily be considered novices so if you have the ability and desire to master this game you can do quite well for yourself.

What Is 2-7 Triple Draw?

Most players tend to misinterpret the rules of 2-7 Triple Draw poker. Even experienced players have been known to make novice mistakes because the rules are very alien when compared to the other major poker games. Below are some of the basic rules of 27 Triple Draw:

Format - 2-7 Triple Draw is like 5 Card Draw only there are 3 draws instead of one. 

Other Rules - Aces are always high in 2-7 Triple Draw and flushes and straights always count against you. 
Objective - The objective in 2-7 Triple Draw is to get the lowest hand.  Since aces are high and straights count the best hand in Triple Draw is 23457. This game uses blinds just like Texas Hold'em and Omaha and you can draw up to 5 cards.

2-7 Triple Draw Strategy

The most important thing to remember strategy wise is hand selection. To call the bllind you want to at least have three cards 8 or less. Depending on how many cards your opponents are drawing you will need at least 4 cards that are 8 or less by after the 2nd draw. The average winning hand for a full ring (6 player) is around 9 high. An 8 high hand might be worth a raise in some positions and a 7 high hand is always worth a raise.  
Players tend to bluff a lot in 27 Triple Draw so you should always keep the odds in mind. After the last draw, especially when your opponent(s) drew at least one card, you should also take pot odds into consideration, even with poor hands like Queen high. If you are facing one other player, who has been betting and drawing one each time, and you end up with a hand like 2-3-4-8-Q you may want to call his last $4 bet to win a $40 pot. This is only true if the other player drew on the last card. Calculating the odds of him catching a higher hand than you is really pretty easy once you get the hang of it, you won't even need a calculator.