Rules of Razz

Razz Poker is almost the same as Stud Poker. The only difference is that you don't need a high hand to win, but a low hand. The winner is the player who makes the best five card low hand from the seven cards each player is dealt. That's right, the player with the worst possible hand wins! There are no common cards with Razz Razz is played with 8 players max.

Every new game begins with each player putting an ante (a small bet) into the pot. After that the players receive their first two hole cards (face down, you are the only one who can see your hole cards) and one up card (face up, everyone can see your up card), after which the first round of betting begins (Razz has five rounds of betting). In the first round, the betting starts with the player having the highest up card. This bet is a forced bet The bet must be at least a specified minimum (this is called the bring-in), but it can also be more. Each player in their turn can either call the bring-in or complete the bet which means raise to the limit. Any player can call the bet or raise the limit. There is a maximum of three re raises per betting round. The final re raise to the maximum is called the cap.

After this round the remaining players are dealt three more up cards (fourth, fifth and sixth street) and finally one down card (seventh street). Every card is followed by a betting round. After the Fourth street the bets are doubled. Each player ends up with seven cards, of which four faced up and three faced down. At the showdown, the player holding the lowest hand, using only five of his seven cards, wins the pot. Aces are always low (they count as 1) and flushes and straights have no effect on the value of a hand. If you hold a pair you can only use that number once. The best possible hand is a-2-3-4-5. If all but one player has folded at the end of any betting round, that remaining player wins the pot.