Razz Poker Hands. Final five card hands are ranked from the highest card to the lowest in order to see who wins. While stud follows the conventional high hand poker rankings razz follows the a to 5 lowball hand rankings.
Aces are low and the goal is to make the lowest hand possible. However there are no high hands in razz which means there are no qualifications for low hands. The best starting hand in razz then would be a x 2 x 3 x.
Overhead view of a razz poker game.
So if your hand is 5 5 3 2 a you will still lose from a hand like q j 10 9 8. Top 10 razz starting hands. Naturally the two best possible hands in razz poker are the wheel 5 4 3 2 a and the 6 4 low 6 4 3 2 a. In simple terms razz is seven card stud low.
