2-7 Single Draw Poker Rules
What is 2-7 Single Draw
2-7 Single Draw, also known as
Kansas City Lowball is a poker 💯 variant of 2-7 Lowball Draw. In contrast to 2-7 Triple
Draw, players instead have just one draw, and this format 💯 is played no-limit.
2-7
Single Draw Strategy
There is plenty of 2-7 Single Draw strategy guides available on
PokerNews. Check them out:
Here 💯 are a few key pieces of advice when playing No-Limit
2-7 Single Draw:
Never play hands that need to draw two 💯 cards
Don't play hands that can
make a straight by drawing one card
Three-bet strong four-card draws (7-low and 8-low),
as your 💯 one-card draw is a favorite against most hands
Don't break hands for which
drawing one card can only improve your hand 💯 by one spot (e.g., don't break 10 x 9 x 8 x
7 x 2 x or J x 10 💯 x 9 x 8 x 2 x )
or ) Aggression and position are both key
2-7 Single
Draw Hand Rankings
The hand 💯 rankings for 2-7 Single Draw are the same as 2-7 Triple
Draw.
2-7 Single Draw at the World Series of Poker 💯 (WSOP)
2-7 Single Draw Lowball is
one of the most historic events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) with at 💯 least one
event held at every WSOP apart from one since 1973.
The first event was aR$3,000
buy-in, before increasing toR$5,000 💯 from 1974-76. The buy-in increased again to
aR$10,000 freezeout from 1977-1985, apart from 1980 where the tournament allowed
re-entries.
From 1986 💯 until 2008, apart from when the event was not held in 1999, the
2-7 Single Draw Event was aR$,000 buyin 💯 event that allowed for re-entries.
In 2009, the
2-7 Single Draw Championship buy-in was increased toR$10,000. A lowerR$2,500 buy-in
event was 💯 introduced, which was reduced toR$1,500 from 2010 onwards.
2-7 Single Draw
Championship Winners 1973-2024
Year Buy-in Entries Prizepool Winner Payout (USD)
2024R$10,000 💯 91R$855,400 Jim BechtelR$253,817 2024R$10,000 95R$893,000 Brian
RastR$259,670 2024R$10,000 92R$864,800 John MonnetteR$256,610 2024R$10,000 100R$940,000
Jason MercierR$273,335 2024R$10,000 77R$723,800 Phil GalfondR$224,383 2014R$10,000
💯 87R$817,800 Paul VolpeR$253,524 2013R$10,000 87R$817,800 Jesse MartinR$253,524
2012R$10,000 101R$949,400 Nick SchulmanR$294,321 2011R$10,000 126R$1,184,400 John
JuandaR$367,170 2010R$10,000 101R$949,400 David "Bakes" BakerR$294,321 💯 2009R$10,000
96R$902,400 Nick SchulmanR$279,742 2008R$5,000+R 85R$1,735,020 Mike MatusowR$537,862
2007R$5,000+R 78R$1,476,000 Erik SeidelR$538,835 2006R$5,000+R 81R$1,164,048 Daniel
AlaeiR$430,698 2005R$5,000+R 65R$986,860 David GreyR$365,135 💯 2004R$5,000+R 46R$740,500
Barry GreensteinR$296,200 2003R$5,000+R 28R$328,200 O'Neil LongsonR$147,680
2002R$5,000+R 32R$320,400 Allen CunninghamR$160,200 2001R$5,000+R 33R$165,870 Howard
LedererR$165,870 2000R$5,000+R 30R$325,000 Jennifer HarmanR$146,250 💯 1999 Not held
1998R$5,000+R 26R$295,000 Erik SeidelR$132,750 1997R$5,000+R 32R$365,000 Johnny
ChanR$164,250 1996R$5,000+R 24R$325,000 Freddy DeebR$146,250 1995R$5,000+R 26R$229,000
John BonettiR$101,250 1994R$5,000+R 💯 57R$285,000 Lyle BermanR$128,250 1993R$5,000+R
58R$290,000 Billy BaxterR$130,500 1992R$5,000+R 53R$265,000 Mickey ApplemanR$119,250
1991R$5,000+R 26R$130,000 John SpadavecchiaR$58,500 1990R$5,000+R 37R$185,000 John
BonettiR$83,250 1989R$5,000+R 💯 34R$310,000 Bob StupakR$139,500 1988R$5,000+R 38R$350,000
Seymour LeibowitzR$157,500 1987R$5,000+R 37R$340,000 Billy BaxterR$153,000
1986R$5,000+R 31R$355,000 Ronald GrahamR$142,000 1985R$10,000 19R$190,000 Tommy
FischerR$95,000 1984R$10,000 💯 21R$210,000 Dewey TomkoR$105,000 1983R$10,000 21R$210,000
Dick CarsonR$105,000 1982R$10,000 19R$190,000 Billy BaxterR$95,000 1981R$10,000
19R$190,000 Stu UngarR$95,000 1980R$10,000+R 19R$250,000 Sarge FerrisR$150,000
1979R$10,000 💯 15R$150,000 Bobby BaldwinR$90,000 1978R$10,000 15R$150,000 Billy
BaxterR$90,000 1977R$10,000 11R$110,000 Bobby BaldwinR$80,000 1976R$5,000 26R$130,000
Doyle BrunsonR$90,250 1975R$5,000 7R$35,000 Billy BaxterR$35,000 1974R$5,000 💯 16R$80,000
Bryan RobertsR$35,850 1973R$3,000 11R$33,000 Aubrey DayR$16,500
2-7 Single
DrawR$1,500/$2,500 Event Winners 2009-19
Year Buy-in Entries Prizepool Winner Payout
(USD) 2024R$1,500 296R$399,600 💯 Yuval BronshteinR$96,278 2024R$1,500 260R$351,000 Daniel
OspinaR$87,678 2024R$1,500 266R$359,100 Frank KasselaR$89,151 2024R$1,500 279R$376,650
Ryan D'AngeloR$92,338 2024R$1,500 219R$295,650 Christian PhamR$81,314 2014R$1,500
241R$325,350 💯 Steven WolanskyR$89,483 2012R$1,500 285R$384,750 Larry WrightR$101,975
2011R$1,500 275R$371,250 Matt PerrinsR$102,105 2010R$1,500 250R$337,500 Yan
ChenR$92,817 2009R$2,500 147R$338,100 Phil IveyR$96,361
What is a 💯 "Number One" in 2-7
Single Draw? "Number One" refers to the best hand in 2-7 Lowball Draw - 7x5x4x3x2x
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