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Poker 7-27 Rules

  • Winner:Closest to 7 and closest to 27 split the pot.5-A-A (because Aces are one or eleven, or in this case one and eleven) must win both pots without a tie if declared both. If multiple players are equidistant from a target number (like 6 & 8), the player with the lowest count gets the pot share for that target number.
  • Rules for Various Poker Games. Omaha is similar to hold'em in using a three-card flop on the board, a fourth board card, and then a fifth board card.

This page is based on a contributions from P.J.Ackerson and Bill Maher, supplemented with information from Peter Sarrett's poker variations web site.

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Introduction

Seven Twenty-Seven is an American vying game for 4 to 10 players, in which players try to make a hand whose points total as near as possible to 7 or 27 points. There are several variations, especially on what counts as nearest, so it is essential to agree on the house rules you will use before beginning to play. You also need to agree the amount of the initial stake (ante) and the betting limits (the minimum and maximum amount by which the bet may be raised at one time).

The cards

A standard 52 card pack is used. In this game kings, queens and jacks are worth half a point each, and the numeral cards are worth their face value. Aces are worth 1 or 11 points each - and you are allowed to count the same ace as 1 for the purpose of making 7 and as 11 for the purpose of making 27. Thus five-ace-ace is a perfect hand that totals exactly 7 and 27 at the same time.

This aim of this page is to give a general idea of how poker is played. For those who need greater detail on particular aspects of the rules there are more detailed pages on hand ranking, the betting process, and on the specifics of particular types of poker such as Seven Card Stud, Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Draw Poker, which are listed on the Poker Variants page. Seven Twenty-Seven is an American vying game for 4 to 10 players, in which players try to make a hand whose points total as near as possible to 7 or 27 points. There are several variations, especially on what counts as nearest, so it is essential to agree on the house rules you will use before beginning to play.

The deal

Usually dealt 2d-3u, 1d-4u or 1d-3u-1d. RANK OF HANDS: poker STANDARD VARIATIONS: STRATEGY: - NAME: 7/27 TYPE: counting NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 4-10 INITIAL DEAL: one card down, one card up to each player PLAY: The object is to get as close to seven or 27 as possible.

Everyone places the agreed initial stake in the pot and the dealer gives one card face up to each player and then one card each face down. The players look at their face-down cards and then each player in turn, starting with the player to dealer's left, may ask for an additional card, face-down.

Variation: Many play that each player is initially dealt two cards face down and one face up.

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The betting

There is then a round of betting, which works in the same way as Poker betting, as follows. The player to dealer's left may either pass or bet any amount within the agreed limits, placing the amount of the bet next to the pot. If this player passes, the next player in clockwise rotation has the same options, and so on round to the dealer. If everyone passes the betting round is over.

If someone bets, subsequent players in rotation have the following options:

  • to fold - which is to drop out of the play, abandoning any money already bet on the hand;
  • to call - which is to stake additional money, so that the total amount you have stakes is equal to the total amount staked by the last player who bet or raised;
  • to raise - which is to put in the amount needed to call, plus an additional stake anywhere between the agreed minimum and maximum.

If all the players except one fold, the remaining player takes all the bets, the cards are thrown in (without showing any of the face-down cards) and the next player deals.

As long as more than one player remains in the game, the betting round continues until the stakes of those remaining in the game are equalised - which occurs when after one player bets or raises all the other players fold or call. The game then continues to the next stage - asking for an extra card.

Asking for an extra card

After each round of betting, if more than one player remains in the game, the remaining players, beginning with the one nearest to dealer's left and continuing clockwise around the table, can each ask for an extra card to be dealt face down or keep their hand as it is.

If no one wants an extra card there is a showdown. If one or more players do take extra cards there is another round of betting followed by another chance to take a card. It is legal to pass your chance to take a card, and then to take a card on the following round.

The showdown

Everyone who has not folded exposes their cards. The winners are the player whose total is nearest to seven, and the player whose total is nearest to twenty-seven. They each win half of the money in the pot. In the case of a tie, the tieing players split the relevant part of the pot. For example if two players had 6.5 points and one had 25, then the player with 25 would take half of the pot (for being nearest to 27) and the players with 6.5 would take one quarter of the pot each (for being equally near to 7).

Variations

Some play that extra cards requested to the players are dealt face up rather than face down.

Rather than splitting the pot between 7 and 27, some groups require the players to declare which total they are going for, with the option of going for both. As in High-low Poker, declarations can be simultaneous or sequential, and a player going for both has to win both to take the pot, otherwise they win nothing. See the poker betting page for further details.

Players disagree about how to treat totals that are near 7 or 27 from above rather than from below. This is where it is really important to agree which version you play before beginning. The main possibilities I have seen are as follows:

VariationExplanationExample: if four players have 5.5, 7.5, 26, 28, who wins?
Nearest winsJust the difference from 7 or 27, above or below, counts7.5 wins half the pot, 26 and 28 split the other half
Over is bustYou have to be below or equal to the target to win. You can't win the 7 pot if you are over 7 or anything at all if you are over 275.5 and 26 win
Under beats overIf the differences are equal, it is better to be under the target number than over it.7.5 and 26 win

Other possibilities (over beats under, inside beats outside, outside beats inside) are mentioned on Peter Sarrett's web page.

The 'over is bust' version is from P.J.Ackerson's contribution. In this version it is possible that the 7 pot will not be won, if no one who stayed in is below seven. Presumably if no one is below 7 the whole pot will be won by the player nearest to 27. When playing 'over is bust', anyone who draws a card that takes their total over 27 must immediately fold their cards and drop out. Thus it is possible that the hand ends in the middle of the process of taking extra cards, because all players except one is bust. The last remaining player then takes the pot.

Other web pages about 7-27

There was a short description Seven Twenty-Seven on Peter Sarrett's Game Report site.

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Table Of Contents

Other Poker Game’s Rules:

Learning how to play poker should not be difficult. If you want to understand why so many people love this game, this beginner's guide to the rules and the basics of poker is all you need.

Poker is a simple game to learn, but the poker rules can be challenging for a complete beginner.

But don't let that put you off. It is not hard to learn how to play poker, and you can move from the basics of the game to the tables of the top online poker sites in no time.

Here's everything you'll learn in this guide on how to play poker:

  1. And lots more

Before you move to the 'practical' side of this guide on how to play the most popular variants of this game, you need to learn the basics of poker.

When most people say they want to know 'how to play regular poker,' they imply that they want to learn the basics of Texas Hold'em.

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Texas Hold'em is (by far) the most popular poker game out there and it's the one you find at every online poker site.

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. With so many poker variants to play online and offline, the only proper guide on how to play poker for dummies is the one that gets you access to all the best games out there.

Not just to the most famous one.

Many poker rules are consistent from game to game, although among the dozens of variants such as Texas hold'em, Omaha, and seven-card stud you will find some ket differences you need to kno.

Let's have a quick look at the poker rules of the most played poker games online:

How to Play Texas Hold'Em

GameTexas Hold'em
How Many Players2-10
Poker RulesHow to play Texas hold'em

Also called the 'Cadillac of Poker,' Texas hold'em is the one you are going to play over and over again.

This is the most popular poker game online and it is also the one you are most likely to play with our friends in your next home game.

Whether you play it in the form of a tournament or as a ring-game, the basic poker rules and the hand rankings don't change.

> Discover how to play Texas Hold'em

How to Play Omaha Poker

GameOmaha Poker
How Many Players2-10
Poker RulesHow to play Omaha
Where to PlayTop poker sites

The second-most popular poker variant. Omaha poker finds its roots in the game of Texas Hold'em, although the rules of the two games are slightly different from each other.

Many players find learning how to play poker Omaha to be the natural step to take after they have successfully mastered the basics of Texas Hold'em.

In the poker rules page dedicated to the game, you find the perfect beginner's guide to moving your first steps in the world of Omaha.

> Learn how to play Omaha poker

How to Play Seven-Card Stud

GameSeven-Card Stud
How Many Players2-8
Poker RulesHow to play 7-card Stud
Where to PlayTop poker sites

Before Texas hold'em became king, anyone who wanted to learn the basic poker rules and how to play poker had to go through the game of seven-card stud.

As the name suggests, this is a variant of stud poker. 7-card stud is also the 'S' game in the H.O.R.S.E. poker — but if you are still learning how to play poker, it's probably too early for you to jump on that.

> Discover how to play seven-card stud poker

Other Poker Rules to Learn

If you want to go deeper and you want to learn how to play even more poker games, PokerNews is the right site for you.

Pick one poker variant to learn from the list that follows and find out how to play some of the most exciting and lesser-known poker games out there!

Use these guides to learn how to play poker and master not only the most 'obvious' games like Texas hold'em bu also all the other different variants out there.

In our guides for beginners, you find the official poker rules, the basic strategy tips, and the hand rankings — because knowing how to calculate points is key if you want to win at poker.

Common Traits of Most Poker Rules

The Value of Poker Hands

One element used in most poker variants is the system of hand rankings.

The highest ranked hand is a Royal Flush (five cards of the same suit, ranked ace through ten), followed by a Straight Flush (five cards of the same suit of consecutive ranks).

The third-best combination is the Four-of-a-kind, which is then followed by the Full House (three of a kind plus one pair), the Flush, the Straight, the Three-of-a-kind, Two Pair, One Pair, and High Card or no pair.

When a hand reaches the showdown, the player with the highest-ranked hand wins the pot.

That's true of Texas hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, seven-card stud, and five-card draw.

Of course, in 'lowball' games like razz or deuce-to-seven triple draw, the hand rankings are turned upside down and the 'worst' hand according to traditional hand rankings is the winning one.

Poker Hands Ranking

  • Royal Flush10JQKA
  • Straight
    Flush
    56789
  • Four Of
    A Kind
    3333K
  • Full HouseJJJKK
  • Flush2459K
  • StraightA2345
  • Three Of
    A Kind
    45777
  • Two Pair499KK
  • One Pair3QK1010
  • High Card248QK
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Suggested Readings

  • Poker Hands Chart: The official classification of all poker hands with a free pdf to download and print.
  • What Beats What in Poker: the perfect starting guide to learn how to count points in poker and discover the real value of each hand.

Blinds and Ante Bets

Games like hold'em and Omaha feature small and big blinds, so called because they are 'blind' bets players have to make before they are dealt any cards.

Meanwhile stud games usually use 'antes', which also involve players putting chips in the middle before the hand begins.

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From there players bet more as the hand progresses, thereby creating larger pots.

Limit vs. No Limit Poker Games

Some games are played with no-limit betting, which means players can bet as much as they like at any point in the hand, including going 'all in.'

Pot-limit betting means that the current size of the pot creates an upper limit on how much a player can bet.

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Games that are played with fixed-limit betting have predetermined amounts from which players cannot vary when they make their bets and raises.

The Action

There are other terms that tend to be used in all different poker games, including many having to do with the actions you perform when playing.

When the action is on you, you can:

  • Check: Decline to bet
  • Fold: Withdraw from the hand, if someone else has bet already
  • Bet: Place a wager on the table
  • Raise: Add more chips by matching your opponent's bet and putting in a greater amount.
  • Call: Match the bet of your opponents to stay in the hand and continue to play.

All of those terms are an important step in your journey to learn how to play poker since they tend to come up in all poker variants.

The Betting Rounds

In games with community cards like hold'em and Omaha (also sometimes called 'flop games'), the betting rounds are referred to as:

  • Preflop: The bets made before any community cards are dealt
  • Flop: The bets made after the first three community cards are dealt)
  • Turn: The bets made after the fourth community card
  • River The bets made after the fifth and last community card.

Suggested Readings

  • How to bet in poker: a beginner's guide to betting in Texas hold'em.
  • Texas hold'em betting tips: This short article gives you some actionable tips to learn how to play poker with your stack of chips.

The Table Stakes

One other poker rule common to just about every variant of the you'll play – whether you are playing live poker or online poker – is one called 'table stakes.'

Table stakes means that once a hand begins, you can only bet whatever amount you had on the table to begin the hand and are not allowed to add anything more during the hand as it plays out.

If you only have $100 on the table to begin a hand, you can't pull out your wallet and add more halfway through the hand – you can only play out the hand with whatever you had to start.

Practice Poker Online for Free

Now that you know the basic poker rules and you have links to go back to your poker guides when you need to, it's time to look for the best websites to practice poker online.

Don't start to play poker for real money right away. Try out the games for free first. That's the only way to discover if you have really learned how to play poker.

Looking for a site to practice online poker for free?

Don't miss the updated list of the best free poker sites in 2020!

There are countless options to give the game a test run, but the best way is to try out the real deal.

Sign up for a poker account with one of the big online poker rooms and give the freerolls a try.

That way, you can practice poker online without any risk; you're not wagering any money.

And if you want to try out cash games instead of tournaments, all major poker sites online have so-called play money tables.

That way you can practice the game, learn the rules, and figure out how the software works, readying yourself for the big stage.

Register a free gaming account and test your poker knowledge in the next freeroll!