Razz makes my head hurt!

[leelau]

Ive been playin nl hold'em for years, but am brand new to razz. I read a lil bit on it before joining a Horse freeroll. I thought, from what I read, that basically the lowest/worst hand won. However, I ended up in a hand with one other player, and I had the lowest cards of us two, but still lost. someone please explain exactly what the best hand is in razz!

[gpahren]

I love HORSE, but razz is frustrating. A2345 is the best razz hand. Suits and straights don't matter. Conventional wisdom is to fold "pairs and paints (ie face cards)". I typically fold everything unless my highest card is a 6. It's just too frustrating. Play tight and wait for stud.

[Poof]

Razz is pretty fun, this should help you a bit.
Razz Poker - How to Play Razz Games and Tournaments Online

[royalpat2]

yes i try and sit out during razz it always screws me up

[rghy2]

I think the part you're missing is how the best/lowest hand is calculated. It doesn't start with the lowest card you hold (A), it starts with the highest card of your lowest 5 cards. Therefore 8-6-5-3-A (lose) is a worse hand then 7-6-5-3-2 (win) because the 7 is lower than the 8.

[backbayboston]

I LOVE Razz - you have to play the players and not your hand

[capnjim]

love razz a good game good way to grab chips in horse not many understand the game rghy2 explained it good

[atomicpunk]

yup lmao razz blows my mind some time i just sit out lol .....
then sometimes you can get someone when it switches to 7 stud lol..... gotta pay attention...

[123BAM123]

Poker discussion in general, anything that doesn't fit into the other categories of the poker forums.

[wwwrungood]

Razz is all about luck. It just sucks, thats why they took it off of wsop event. They still have it in horse but basically its a luck game. Not a whole lot of skill.