Archie (2-7)

Archie (2-7) is a split pot triple draw game where there are qualifiers for both the high and low hands two win their respective pots. A pair of 6’s or Better is required to qualify for high, and an Eight or Better low is required for low – playing with 2-7 (Deuce to Seven) rules for qualification (click link below):

Rules for 2-7 / Deuce to Seven

How it’s Dealt:
Draw games are played using blinds, with the player sitting to the left of the dealer button posting a small blind, and the player to their left posting the big blind.

Each player is dealt five cards face down followed immediately by a round of betting, where players have the option to either call or raise the big blind, or fold. Players still remaining in the hand after the first round of betting is complete now have the opportunity to draw. In order, clockwise from the button, each of the remaining players will select which (if any) card(s) they want replaced by pushing them forward, faced down. A player may discard all five cards at once. Player may ‘Stand Pat’, meaning choose to not discard any cards. Once a player has declared how many cards they want to exchange, there is no changing that decision.

After the first draw, there is another round of betting, beginning with the first active player to the left of the button until action is complete. Being a Triple Draw game, there will be two more draws with a round of betting following each for a total of three draws and four rounds of betting.

Determining the Winner:
Being a split-pot game with qualifiers, the winning hand for high must contain a pair of 6’s or Better and the Low hand must be an Eight or Better. If there’s only a qualifying High hand and no Low, or vice versa, the qualifying hand will win the pot. When there are two qualifying low hands at showdown and no high hand the better low will take the pot. If no one ends up qualifying, APT rules dictate that the pot is split amongst all players who table their cards at showdown.

*In the event of an odd chip during the split, it is awarded to the hand that wins the High hand portion of the pot.

**In the event of an odd chip during the split of either the High or Low side, it is awarded to the first active player immediately clockwise from the button.

Reshuffling:
Please note, in draw games, it is possible for more cards to be needed than are remaining in the deck. In this case, the cards are reshuffled, and play continues using the shuffled cards.