PL 27.... high variance then usual?

[kurto]

Alright. Last night I lost about $200 in an hour playing PL27. All to the same maniac. I'm talking about getting it all in predraw with 1 or 2 card draws to a 7... to a guy who'll raise then call a reraise... then draw 4. (His name was Wildboar... if you guys know him)

Does this game have an extraordinary amount of variance? It struck me that, unlike NLTHE where you can start with a hand like JJ and win... 23477 has no inherent showdown value. You keep pairing and your hand is virtually worthless. So if there's a lot of betting early on... you have to draw well.

What the heck is the bankroll requirements of this game? (I'm just thinking the variance must be out of this world and perhaps more then I'm comfortable playing...)