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Razz Poker Rules

This game is a 7 card stud game with the main difference being that instead of the highest hand winning the pot the lowest hand wins the pot. The game is similar to 7 Card Stud (High) except the high card (aces are low) is required to make the forced bet on the first round, and the low hand acts first on all subsequent rounds. The game is usually played with a maximum of 8 players and as in 7 Card Stud, each player is dealt a total of 7 whole cards.

In this game flushes and straights have no ranking, so the best possible hand is A-4-3-2-1. The ace to five straight is also called "the bike" or "the wheel," and is the best low hand that you can make. The objective being to use the 7 hole cards in your hand to make the best possible 5 card hand. Note that Razz is not like Hi Low games where split pots come into effect like Omaha. All cards do not have to be under 8.

Top Razz Poker Hands

Here are the best 10 Razz hands:

1. A-2-3-4-5

2. A-2-3-4-6

3. A-2-3-5-6

4. A-2-4-5-6

5. A-3-4-5-6

6. 2-3-4-5-6

7. A-2-3-4-7

8. A-2-3-5-7

9. A-2-4-5-7

10. A-3-4-5-7

Razz Game Structure

There is 5 rounds of betting in Razz. In fixed limit, all bets and raises must be equal to either the low limit, or high limit bet size, depending on what round it is. In round one and two all bets and raises should be equal to the low limit bet size. In the third, fourth and fifth betting rounds all best must be equal to the high limit bet size. Note that a maximum of 3 raises is allowed each round of betting.