Razz III – an example of play
An example of a Razz game in progress best illustrates the game. There are four players – A, B, C, D — and player A is the dealer. Player B’s up card is a jack, player C gets a 3, player D is dealt an ace and the dealer himself has a 4. Since in this game the ace card is always considered low, player B’s jack card is the highest and is required to pay the bring-in. He posts $5, which can be called by the other players.
In the next round, player B receives a 9 as his second up card, followed by another 3 for player C, a 4 for player D and a 2 for player A. Player D with a 4 and an ace has the lowest hand and bets $5 which is called by player A with a decent low hand of 4 and 2. Player B with a high hand of jack and 9, folds making player C with a pair of 3 the highest hand. Since he has the chance to improve his hand with subsequent cards, he also calls. The next round gives him an ace, player D a king and the dealer himself an 8. Player A now has the lowest hand with 8, 4, 2. He bets $10 which is raised $10 by player C whereas the player D folds. With player A calling player C, this round ends. In the next round, player A gets an 8 and player C is dealt a 6. Now player C’s pair of 3 is lower than player A’s pair of 8. He bets $10 and is called by player A. When the final hole card is dealt, player C again bets $10 and is again called. Now player A’s hole cards are 7, jack and ace which makes his low hand of 8, 7, 4, 2 and ace. This is bettered by player C’s low hand of 7, 6, 4, 3 and ace, his hole cards being 4, 6 and 7. So, player C wins the pot.
