Razz

Seven-card stud played for the lowest hand, with A-2-3-4-5 the best possible and straights and flushes not counting against you. It is one of the five games in H.O.R.S.E.

Example. In razz, a 7-5-4-2-A beats an 8-4-3-2-A.

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