Overview
Razz (also called Seven-Card Stud Low) is Seven-Card Stud played as a lowball game. The LOWEST hand wins the pot. Straights and flushes don't count against you in Razz.
RAZZ
Stud Game - Lowball · 8 Players Max
Watch a Sample Hand
Watch the hero build the perfect Wheel (A-2-3-4-5) card by card — and notice how the betting works opposite to regular Stud: the highest door card brings in the bet!
POT: $12
YOU (Hero)
LOWEST WINS!
Player 2
Player 3
Ready to Deal
Press Next Step to begin dealing the sample hand.
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Low Wins: In Razz, the lowest five-card hand wins. Aces are LOW, and straights and flushes don't count against you (they don't matter).
Deal
Identical to Seven-Card Stud:
- Two cards face down, one card face up
- Then four more cards dealt one at a time (face up for fourth-fifth-sixth, face down for seventh)
Low Hand Rankings
In Razz, Aces are LOW. The best hand is 
-2-3-4-5 (the wheel).
- Best Hand: -2-3-4-5 (wheel)
- Next: -2-3-4-6
- Next: -2-3-5-6
- Continue upward... highest card matters most
- Worst Hand: K-K-K-K- (four Kings)
How to Read Low Hands
Read from the HIGHEST card down to compare low hands:
- A-2-3-4-5 reads as "five-low" - one of the best
- A-2-3-4-7 reads as "seven-low" - not as good as five-low
- 2-3-4-7-8 reads as "eight-low" - worse than seven-low
- The lower the highest card, the better the low hand
Third Street
The player with the HIGHEST visible card starts the betting. This is the opposite of regular Stud!
Remember: Since we want low cards, the player showing the HIGHEST card has the worst visible hand and starts the betting.
Fourth Through Seventh Street
The player showing the LOWEST visible hand starts the betting.
Straights and Flushes Don't Matter
In Razz, straights and flushes have no effect:
is still A-2-3-4-5 (five-low)
is just 2-3-4-5-7 (seven-low by heart)- The flush doesn't make it worse in Razz
Strategy Tips
- Starting with three LOW cards is ideal (A-2-3, A-3-4, 2-3-4, etc.)
- Aces are extremely valuable in Razz
- Pairs are bad - you want all different ranks
- Watch for which low cards are already out (dead cards)
- If your upcards are high (8-9-10-K), you're probably drawing dead
- Paying attention to opponent's exposed cards is crucial
Example Hands
reads as "five-low" - excellent hand!
reads as "seven-low" - decent hand
reads as "eight-low" - marginal
has two Kings - this is a terrible Razz hand
Key Differences from Regular Stud
- Low wins instead of high
- Aces are low instead of high
- Straights and flushes don't count
- Highest card starts betting on third street
- Pairs are terrible, not good