[jdunford]

Shameless brag post:

PokerStars Game #17510466914: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/05/18 - 04:38:51 (ET)
Table 'Riceia' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: CowboyBeBop5 ($62.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Chelse@'s ($26.15 in chips)
Seat 3: TURPENTINE ($40.15 in chips)
Seat 4: iNano78 ($65.55 in chips)
Seat 5: patioace ($19.20 in chips)
Seat 6: somebody ($54.30 in chips)
CowboyBeBop5: posts small blind $0.25
Chelse@'s: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to iNano78 [ ]
TURPENTINE: folds
iNano78: raises $1.50 to $2
patioace: folds
somebody: calls $2
CowboyBeBop5: folds
Chelse@'s: folds
*** FIRST DRAW ***
iNano78: discards 2 cards [ ]
Dealt to iNano78 [ ] [ ]
somebody: stands pat
iNano78: checks
somebody: bets $52.30 and is all-in (who bets $52 into a $4 pot?)
iNano78: calls $52.30
*** SECOND DRAW ***
iNano78: stands pat on [ ]
somebody: stands pat
*** THIRD DRAW ***
iNano78: stands pat on [ ]
somebody: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
iNano78: shows [ ] (Lo: 7,5,4,3,2)
somebody: mucks hand
iNano78 collected $106.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $109.35 | Rake $3
Seat 1: CowboyBeBop5 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: Chelse@'s (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: TURPENTINE folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: iNano78 showed [ ] and won ($106.35) with Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Seat 5: patioace folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: somebody (button) mucked [ ]

I didn't do anything special, but it's nice to get arbitrarily paid off when you hit the absolute nuts. Especially the night after you submit your PhD thesis!

[abby99]

Congratulations!

Oh, yeah -- nice hand, too.

[4ceps]

congrats jd

i love 2-7 triple draw. who stands pat for 2 more draws with a 9-high after your opponent also stands pat after calling a huge all-in bet?

wadda donk!

[imthatguy]

Was somebody too drunk to go to bed?

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Was somebody too drunk to go to bed?

LOL. I just wanted to see if the P* deuce-seven game was as easy as the live game last night.
*SNAP*

On the other hand, I was also playing a fixed-limit table on P* "this morning", and kept standing pat with an 8-6, betting/raising while 2 players drew 2 cards the whole way, only to catch a 7 or 8-5 on me... over and over and over.

That reminded me more of Norm and Dave. Man, those guys were amazing at catching their 7's on the last draw. Must have happened 7 or 8 times to me last night. But I made it back after playing the roll of the "drunk and ignorant p$%&*" for a few hours. Seemed to pay off eventually - By the end of the night, they were chasing any draw against my made 7 hands. ... Although I'll be embarrassed to show my face again anytime soon. I don't think Dave likes me.

[jamby]

This is a game that I've not played before. Are there general starting hand guidelines that one can follow to get started?

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by jamby

This is a game that I've not played before. Are there general starting hand guidelines that one can follow to get started?

Read this thread:
http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/online...iple-draw.html

It's pretty much all you need to know to get started.

[jamby]

Thanks. Between these two threads, it sure sounds like a fun game.

Originally Posted by jdunford

Read this thread:
http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/online...iple-draw.html

It's pretty much all you need to know to get started.

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by jamby

Thanks. Between these two threads, it sure sounds like a fun game.

It sure is. I like it because it's a very "pure" game. There's a well-defined and relatively easily obtainable "absolute nuts" (7-5-4-3-2), you can fairly easily determine how many outs you have (although you may not know how many are live), and if your opponents don't know what they're doing (often the case), it can be a very profitable game. I don't find it nearly as frustrating as hold'em or omaha can be, but you'll still get out-drawn on a regular basis. It's just a matter of controlling the pot size, making it big when you're way ahead, and small when you're not so sure. And there's nothing like finding a fish who'll call a pot-sized bet and still draw 3 cards against your pat hand!

[ipgyst]

Originally Posted by jamby

This is a game that I've not played before. Are there general starting hand guidelines that one can follow to get started?

One of the few reasons to buy Super System 2 is Daniel Negreanu's section on 2-7 triple draw. It is excellent.