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A very popular variant of poker game is the game of Razz which is a type of stud poker and is played usually for ace to 5 low hand. So the purpose of the game is that each player receives seven cards out of which they are required to form the best possible 5-card low hand. In a game of Razz, a straight hand or a flush hand is not taken into account and the value of the ace card is always considered as low. The nut low in Razz is the hand holding 5, 4, 3, 2 and ace cards and such a hand cannot be bettered by any other low hand. Sometimes a Razz game is played with 2-to-7 cards. The R of Razz constitutes the R of H.O.R.S.E. when poker games of several variations are being played. Razz is also a constituent game of World Series of Poker ever since 1973 and still continues to attract several top-notch poker players.

Interestingly, Razz has another poker variant that is almost similar to its gameplay with a few exception. Played exclusively by European poker players, the London lowball differs from Razz in that straight and flush hands are allowed against the low hand, the play is for ace to six low hand and betting limits of the game are either pot limit or no limit.

The strategy of playing Razz has been a matter of much speculation. While the best possible hand at start of play in a Razz game would be ace, 2 and 3 cards, the commonest strategy is to play only those three cards of 8 or lower value provided they are unpaired. Razz players attempt to avoid getting pairs and need to assess door cards with respect to their hand strength. So if a player’s hand is 3, 4, 5 cards and there are four ‘dead’ door cards of value 3, 4, 4 and 5, he holds a strong hand and is extremely unlikely to get his hole cards paired.