Razz (poker)

[1] The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt.

Razz is similar to seven-card stud, except the lowest hand wins.

[2][3] In a case where two people have a door card of the same rank, the bring in is determined by suit.

In 2004, the WSOP Razz event was televised by ESPN; the tournament was won by professional poker player and multiple bracelet winner T. J.

Full Tilt Poker was the first online site to offer Razz games but soon after the televised tournament, Poker.com, Absolute Poker and finally in 2006 PokerStars added Razz to their selection of games.

Some variations of the game are played at no limit, but the name "London lowball" is typically reserved for the pot-limit version.

A general strategy in a full-ring game is to only play unpaired cards none of them higher than 8s.

[10] Players want to avoid making pairs and should evaluate other door cards in relation to the strength of their hand.

This is a strong hand, as the likelihood of pairing her hole cards is now greatly diminished.

If a player is to the right of the bring-in bettor, and everyone else folds, a raise with a lower exposed card is normally the correct play.