Low Ball

Name of the Game: Low Ball

Deal: 5 cards

Draws: 2 draws of 2 cards

Wild Cards: none typically

Special Rules: In this game, you are going for the lowest possible poker hand. So a Royal Flush is the worst hand to have (assuming no wild cards), and the best hand is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.

Variant: An excellent variant is to make a pair of king's take the game. If two players have a pair of kings, the one with the king of spades takes the game. This makes the game more interesting as players will hold a king in hopes for a second one, even though it hurts their odds for the normal low hand.