Sunday Night RAZZ game!

[WinJStar]

Okay, temporarily the mentor game is suspended until further notice.


Please help me get this game going!

We're trying something new and still cheap enough to try out for even the inexperienced players. $2 RAZZ 10:15 pm ET.

We really would appreciate it if those who know how to play Razz would go ahead and jump in and help out newbies. This is not a mentor game and no requirement to show, but still, lets keep Sundays for the nice folk of LP.

As always when trying to establish a new game, it is very hard to fill. Please go ahead and sign up..ask your fellow members to join you. Play Razz!!!

Here is a brush up on Razz rules for those that need a cheat sheet.

Razz Rules:


Razz is 7 card stud where the best low hand wins, played with two to eight players. As in regular 7 card stud, every player is dealt a total of seven cards, three of them face down, and the other four face up.

Razz Rules - Objective
Razz Rules
To make your best five card low hand, using any combination of the seven cards you are dealt. Aces are always low, and straights and flushes have no effect on the low value of a hand. The lowest possible hand is A2345.

Razz Rules - Forced Bets
How to Play Razz Poker
Ante
7 card stud is normally played with an ante that is approximately 1/5 of the low limit bet size. Every player must ante up before the hand begins. The ante does not count towards any future bets.

Bring in
After the initial deal when every player has 1 card showing, the person with the highest card must "bring in", which means he must place the low limit bet size in the pot. If two or more players share the highest card, the one closest to the dealer's left side must bring in. This bet counts as your first round bet, so as long as nobody raises, you won't have to place any more money in the pot to see the next card.

Razz Rules - Betting Rounds
Poker Rules - Seven Card Stud - Rules
There are five rounds of betting. In fixed limit Razz, all bets and raises must be equal to either the low limit, or high limit bet size, depending on what round it is. In the first two rounds, all bets and raises must be equal to the low limit bet size. In the third, fourth, and fifth rounds, all bets must be equal to the high limit bet size. If, for example, you're playing 3-6 razz, all bets in the first two rounds will be in increments of 3 dollars, and all bets in the last three rounds will be in increments of 6 dollars. A maximum of 3 raises are allowed per betting round.

1. 3rd street - Two cards are dealt face down to every player, followed by another card face up. The player with the highest card must bring in, by betting 1/2 of the low limit bet. He may choose to raise by betting the full low limit bet. Play proceeds clockwise around the table, with each player choosing to fold, call, or raise. All bets and raises must be equal to the low limit bet size.

2. 4th street - A fourth card is dealt face up to every player. The player with the lowest hand showing (at this point, the lowest possible would be ace-two) is the first to act. He may choose to fold, check, or bet. If two or more players are tied for the lowest hand, the one closest to the dealer's left will be the first to act. Play proceeds clockwise around the table as before. Unlike regular 7 card stud, an open pair does not affect the betting limit. All bets and raises must be equal to the low limit bet size.

3. 5th street - A fifth card is dealt face up to every player. Play proceeds as in the previous round, with the lowest hand betting first, except now all bets and raises must be equal to the high limit bet size.

4. 6th street - A sixth card is dealt face up to every player. Play proceeds as in the previous round. All bets and raises must be equal to the high limit bet size.

5. 7th street - A seventh and final card is dealt face down to every player. Play proceeds as in the previous round. All bets and raises must be equal to the high limit bet size. In the rare event that all eight players remain in the hand at this point, there would not be enough cards for each player to receive another one. If that occurs, instead of every player receiving a card face down, a single card is placed in the middle of the table face up which every player is free to use.

Showdown - Anyone who has not folded after the last round of betting will now have the option of showing their hand in hopes of taking down the pot. The person who bet last is the first to show their hand, and then it proceeds clockwise from there, with each remaining player either choosing to show their hand, or muck it. Often times a player will muck their hand if they aren't going to win the pot, and don't want their opponents to see what they played.
Hint: Most online poker rooms offer the option of automatically mucking your losing hands, so the other players won't see what you played. It's generally a good idea to select this.

[SurfDogII]

Ooooooo, now THIS is what I am talking about!

I love Razz. It's my game of choice..... Aside from NL HE.

Everyone needs to play! Or at least try to. I will be at the airport at 10:00 tonight, but next week, count me in!

[Wicked]

why has the mentor game been suspended?


btw, I hate razz

[LadyWrestler]

Calling all RAZZ players and RAZZ wannabees! Get in!!!

[Major_Payne]

I dont know...

[Dale]

I am first to register
WHY is that

[Major_Payne]

because you are the first one who decided to play

[Kellieintx]

Hey all.... the mentor game will return in the summer. I asked Jen to suspend it for a few months until my summer break. I have a few Sundays that I will not be around for. The mentor game returns on June 1st, and we will go back to Hold 'Em for a while.

BUT.... as for now, get that azz in the Razz game!!! Or else...

[krazykowgirl]

Yes, Ma'am

[Ezfingers]

When available Ill play this for sure. We should try to have a regular razz game. That is if we get enough players.