What is deuce-to-seven in poker?

[Julio88]

Deuce-to-seven is a type of lowball poker where the objective is to make the lowest possible hand. In this game, straights and flushes count against the player, and aces are considered high. The best possible hand in deuce-to-seven is 7-5-4-3-2, making it both the best possible low hand and a competitive high hand in high/low split games. Deuce-to-seven can be played as a single draw or as a triple draw variant, where players have multiple opportunities to discard and draw new cards in order to improve their hand. It is sometimes also called "Kansas City lowball."

 

[Crazy_winner]

The objective of Deuce-to-Seven is to make the lowest unpaired five-card hand possible. Higher-ranked hands, triples, and pairs are undesirable. Five cards are presented to each player, and they can choose to discard one or draw more in an effort to strengthen their hands. The goal is to trade high cards for low cards in order to build the weakest hand possible.

 

[swift]

I think Deuce-to-seven is a lowball poker game that is played with rules that are opposite to traditional poker rankings. In deuce-to-seven, players strive to make the lowest possible ranking hand, where a straight or flush does not count against the hand, and aces are counted as high. The best possible hand is 7-5-4-3-2,

 

[Lazza]

In the lowball poker variation known as "Deuce-to-Seven," the goal is to construct the lowest five-card hand imaginable. The player with the weakest hand wins the pot in Deuce-to-Seven, in contrast to standard poker where higher hands prevail.