Seven Twenty-Seven

The home poker game of counts. Jacks, queens and kings are half a point, aces 1 or 11. Closest to 7 and closest to 27 split the pot. 2–7 players.

Also known as 7-27.

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How to play Seven Twenty-Seven

  1. 1Play chips only, never real money. A home poker game where you build a count instead of a poker hand: get as close as you can to 7, or to 27, and the two best counts split the pot.
  2. 2Cards count their number. Jacks, queens and kings count half a point, and each ace counts 1 or 11, whichever helps. One hand can chase both: an ace and a 6 make 7 for low and 17 for high.
  3. 3Everyone antes and gets one card face down and one face up, then there's a round of betting. After that, going round from the dealer's left, each player still in either takes one more card face up or stands. Every round of cards is followed by a round of betting.
  4. 4Standing isn't final: you can take a card in a later round. Once a whole round passes with nobody taking a card, or nobody can take any more (7 cards is the most), everyone still in turns over their hole card.
  5. 5Half the pot goes to the count closest to 7, over or under. The other half goes to the count closest to 27 without going over: a count above 27 can't win high. If everyone is over 27, the low hand takes it all. One hand can win both halves, and equal counts share.
  6. 6Fixed limit: every bet and raise is exactly one bet, with a bet and up to 3 raises in each round. It starts at an ante of 10 and bets of 20, and the stakes rise every 5 deals.
  7. 7Everyone starts with 1000 chips. If you're all in, you can only win from each player as much as you put in; the rest is a side pot for the others. The game lasts 20 deals, or until one player has every chip. Most chips wins.

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