Razz, or “Razzle-Dazzle” as it used to be called, is a variant of seven-card stud. While many players may not have heard of the game, it has been a permanent fixture at the World Series of Poker since 1971. Jimmy Casella won the first-ever razz event at the WSOP for $10,000. Thanks in part to [...]
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Poker Rooms, Razz, Razzle-Dazzle, Seven Card Stud, Slowplaying, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Many of the best players in the world become frustrated playing the game of razz. It can be a tough game to play, as just a few face cards can ruin your hand! I’m sure you are now thinking, how could face cards ruin your hand in a poker game!! Well, Razz is a very [...]
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Razz, Razz games, Razz Poker, Stud
Transitioning to Razz If you mention that you play poker to the average person on the street, they will almost always assume you mean Texas Hold’em. Tournament Texas Hold’em was accepted as “the poker game” when the poker boom hit the United States in 2003, after Chris Moneymakers historic World Series of Poker Main Event [...]
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7 Card Stud, Holdem, Ladbrokes Poker, Omaha, Paddy Power Poker, Poker, Razz, Stud, Tournament, Virgin Poker, World Series of Poker
As most of you know, in Razz, the player that has the highest board card showing is the bring-in bet. This bet is usually equal to double the size of the ante. A player in the bring-in bet in Razz is in worse shape than player in other stud games due to the fact that [...]
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Bring-In Defense, Poker, Razz, Razz Poker, Stud Poker
Since 2006 a game that has been growing in popularity has been H.O.R.S.E. H.O.R.S.E. is a game of five rotating poker variants of Holdem, Omaha 8 or Better, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8 or Better. Most players have exposure to many of the games but the one game that players are the least experienced in [...]
I started playing live professional tournaments in 2006. The second set of tournaments I played was at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California. The casino is also known as The Bike. The day of the Omaha Hi-Lo event, I went to my table and I saw a very familiar face at the table. It [...]
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Barbara Enright, Bicycle Casino, Razz, Razz Poker, Seven Card Razz, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Razz Poker is a variation of seven card stud poker that is played for low only. It can be thought of as playing stud in reverse. The worst hand wins. Straights and flushes do not count against your hand. Aces are always low in Razz. In fact, a pair of aces is actually lower than [...]
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Betting, Poker, Razz, Razz Poker, Seven Card Stud, Stud, stud eight or better
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