By popular demand, Dr. Razz brings you his 10 cardinal rules of Razz play. Using replayed $20/$40 Razz hands as examples, he takes you through the 10 fundamental rules that you MUST know before sitting down at the Razz tables.
As Dr. Razz himself stated in the CardRunners Forums: “Obviously there’s more to being a winning player than just these ten things, but if you use some common poker sense along with them it should help you make the adjustment to razz from other games (like ones without door cards!?!?).”
The game of Razz is gaining popularity and is often found in many Mixed Games formats. In Razz, the worst hand wins the pot and the format follows that of Seven Card Stud high, except that the high card is required to make a forced bet on the first round and the low hand acts first on the remaining streets. Aces are considered the lowest cards, and straights and flushes do not count at all. The absolute best nut hand in Razz is 5-4-3-2-A, normally known as a wheel, which doesn’t count as a straight. An open pair does not affect the betting limit.
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