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Razz (Seven Card Stud, played for low only) is a poker game in which the best Ace to Five low poker hand wins the pot at showdown. In Razz poker, players are dealt seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five-card hand possible for each player is used to determine the winner.
Note that unlike Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo or Omaha Hi/Lo, there is no "eight or better" requirement to win the pot in Razz.
Razz uses the ‘Ace to Five’ or ‘California’ system for ranking low hands. Straights and flushes do not count against a hand, and aces are low, so the best possible hand is a "wheel": 5, 4, 3, 2, A. The following Razz hands are ranked from least powerful (#1, will rarely win the pot) to most powerful (#12, the nuts):
- 1- 3, 3, 3, 5, 5
- 2- K, K, 4, 3, 2
- 3- 2, 2, 7, 6, 5
- 4- A, A, T, 9, 8
- 5- K, Q, J, T, 9
- 6- K, Q, J, T, 7
- 7- 9, 8, 7, 6, 5
- 8- 9, 7, 6, 5, 3
- 9- 9, 7, 6, 5, A
- 10- 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
- 11- 6, 4, 3, 2, A
- 12- 5, 4, 3, 2, A
Note that a low hand is always ranked from its highest card downwards. So for example, hand #10 is known as a ‘six low’ because it’s highest card is a six. Hand #9 is a ‘nine low’, and Hand #5 is a ‘king low’.
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