Razz

Lowball stud poker — the WORST five-card hand wins. Aces are low; straights and flushes don't count against you.

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What is Razz?

Razz is a lowball variant of Seven-Card Stud where the lowest five-card hand wins. Straights and flushes do not count against the player, and Aces are always low — so the best possible Razz hand is A-2-3-4-5 (a 'wheel'). Played at the WSOP since 1971 (Puggy Pearson won the first bracelet), Razz appears in most modern mixed-game formats including H.O.R.S.E.

Quick facts

Category

Card Games

Type

Individual

Players

2–8

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇺🇸 United States

Estimated origin

Early 20th-century USA (variant of Seven-Card Stud)

Olympic

No

Popularity

niche

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified