Stud Game — Razz with Qualifier · 8 Players Max
Action Razz is a Razz variant with a twist: to win the pot, a player must hold a qualifier — at least one Jack, Queen, or King in their hand. Jacks, Queens, and Kings are all ranked equally for the purpose of the qualifier rule. Aces are always low.
Step through five streets — watch how the qualifier rule rewards the player who completes a low Razz hand that includes a face card.
All players post an ante. Aces are always low in Action Razz.
Identical to standard 7-Card Stud: two cards face-down + one door card face-up on third street, then one face-up card per player on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, and a final face-down card on seventh street.
After third street the lowest board acts first (ties are broken by the first player clockwise from the dealer). Fixed-limit betting uses the small bet on third and fourth streets and the big bet on fifth through seventh streets — an open pair does not change the limit in razz.
The player with the highest door card must bring in (High Card Bring-In). Aces count as low, so a King is the worst bring-in card.
To win the pot, a player's best five-card hand must contain at least one Jack, Queen, or King. These three ranks are considered equal for comparison purposes — a hand with a Jack qualifies the same as a hand with a King.
4-3-2-A plus any face card (J=Q=K for this purpose). The face card serves as the required qualifier while the other four cards form the best possible Razz low.