This method for evaluating
/Low hands is often called "Kansas City" low or just "low poker". It is almost the direct opposite of standard poker:
/High hand loses. Aces are always high, and
/Straights and
/Flushes count for high (and are therefore bad). It's called deuce-to-seven low because the best possible hand is
7-5-4-3-2, followed by
7-6-4-3-2,
7-6-5-3-2,
7-6-5-4-2,
8-5-4-3-2,
8-6-4-3-2, etc. The one exception is that a
/Wheel is not considered a straight;
A-5-4-3-2 is simply ace-high no pair (it would therefore lose to any king-high, but would defeat
A-6-4-3-2).