rules of 27 triple draw

[elitegimp]

I'm really confused... I want to learn how to play 27TD and everything I read says Aces are high... so can someone explain this hand history from a play-money table for me? Comments on my play are welcome, as I have no idea what I'm doing, but really I'm curious about the rules of the game.

So here it is:

mwnelson is at seat 0 with 940.
elitegimp is at seat 2 with 940.
karank86 is at seat 3 with 1520.
shorty941 is at seat 4 with 1230.
NorthTL is at seat 5 with 255.
The button is at seat 5.

mwnelson posts the small blind of 5.
elitegimp posts the big blind of 10.

mwnelson: -- -- -- -- --
elitegimp: 8s 8c Jc 5h 2h
karank86: -- -- -- -- --
shorty941: -- -- -- -- --
NorthTL: -- -- -- -- --

First Round:

karank86 calls.
shorty941 calls.
NorthTL calls.
mwnelson calls.
elitegimp checks.

mwnelson takes 3 cards.
elitegimp takes 2 cards. (Threw J 8)
karank86 takes 2 cards.
shorty941 takes 1 card.
NorthTL takes 3 cards.

mwnelson: -- -- -- -- --
elitegimp: 8s 5h 2h Kh 8h
karank86: -- -- -- -- --
shorty941: -- -- -- -- --
NorthTL: -- -- -- -- --

Second Round:

mwnelson checks.
elitegimp checks.
karank86 checks.
shorty941 checks.
NorthTL bets 10.
mwnelson calls.
elitegimp calls.
karank86 calls.
shorty941 calls.

mwnelson takes 1 card.
elitegimp takes 2 cards. (Threw K 8)
karank86 takes 1 card.
shorty941 takes 1 card.
NorthTL takes 2 cards.

mwnelson: -- -- -- -- --
elitegimp: 8s 5h 2h 7c 4c
karank86: -- -- -- -- --
shorty941: -- -- -- -- --
NorthTL: -- -- -- -- --

Third Round:

mwnelson checks.
elitegimp bets 20.
karank86 calls.
shorty941 calls.
NorthTL calls.
mwnelson calls.

mwnelson takes 1 card.
elitegimp stands pat. (8-high seems pretty good)
karank86 takes 1 card.
shorty941 takes 1 card.
NorthTL takes 2 cards.

mwnelson: -- -- -- -- --
elitegimp: 8s 5h 2h 7c 4c
karank86: -- -- -- -- --
shorty941: -- -- -- -- --
NorthTL: -- -- -- -- --

Final Round:

mwnelson checks.
elitegimp bets 20.
karank86 folds.
shorty941 calls.
NorthTL folds.
mwnelson raises to 40.
elitegimp re-raises to 60 (too agg on a check-raise?).
shorty941 calls.
mwnelson calls.

Showdown:

elitegimp shows 8s 7c 5h 4c 2h.
elitegimp has 8 7 5 4 2.
shorty941 shows 7s 6s 5d 3c 2c.
shorty941 has 7 6 5 3 2.
mwnelson shows 6h 5s 3s 2s Ac.
mwnelson has 6 5 3 2 A.

Hand Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
mwnelson wins 380 with 6 5 3 2 A.

why doesn't shorty941 win? I'm so confused...

[timprov]

Presuming you were at UB, you were probably at an A-5 table without knowing it, as they spread both and it's fairly easy to make that mistake. I make it on real money tables from time to time.

[elitegimp]

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Presuming you were at UB, you were probably at an A-5 table without knowing it, as they spread both and it's fairly easy to make that mistake. I make it on real money tables from time to time.

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brilliant! (It does say A-5 at the top.) At an A-5 table, do straights / flushes not matter?

[timprov]

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brilliant! (It does say A-5 at the top.) At an A-5 table, do straights / flushes not matter?

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Yes. A-5 handrankings are just like A-5 lowball or split-pot games.

[Spook]

exactly. A5 ignores straights and flushes where 27 doesn't

[elitegimp]

Awesome, thanks a lot guys!

note to self: be careful sitting down at these tables