New To 2-7 Lowball

I lost with 23578 to 24568....

having  456 instead of 357 is better?

please explain... the 7 is what kills me? but the 3 is lower than 4...

I dont play this at all but I have a few times. I easily could be wrong but I believe you "start at the last card" (in this example) to "rank" your hand.

 

you - 23578

him - 24568

 

1st card , both 8's

2nd card - you 7, him 6, he wins

ya cuz its basically "lowest high card" wins

 

so youre lowest high is 8, so is his

next is 7, his is 6, and since all of his other cards still make a low (between 2-5) he wins

if you were playing regular poker where the higher hand wins, you would win because your 7 beats his 6. So lowball is the opposite. It is confusing and takes a while to getit, it is the same in omaha hi-lo too.

thanks guys... i get the general concept... just trying to figure out what beats what...

1st hand 34678
2nd hand 24679

so it starts from the top? 1st hand wins here because the top card is lower?

yeah first hand wins because it's an 8-low, 2nd hand is a 9 low.

A234Q  loses to 6789J, I know it's wierd because we are used to playing hi only poker...

I log around 40 - 60 hours a month playing Lowball

you guys are right but it's very simple

just ask yourself "what is my hand?"

in your example:

1st hand 34678 -- What is your hand? Very simple, 8-High

2nd hand 24679 -- What is your hand? Again very simple, 9-High

So in all LOWball games an 8-High beats a 9-Higher so hand 1 is a winnner.

Just also remember that in 2-7 34567 is a straight and a very bad hand. If you were to play A-5 Lowball you dont count straights and the best hand is A2345, the best hand in 2-7 being 23457

 

 

 

FUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

WHY DO THE LAST 6 OR 8 EXCLAMATION POINTS LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST 15-20???

Thanks for clearing that up WEATHERED... At first i thought having the 2 would make it a better hand but it all starts from the top... Im new to game but am starting to become very fond of it... thanks again