
The name of this game is said to be a short form of “Razzle Dazzle.” Razz is a variation of seven-card stud in which the winning hand is not the highest ranking hand, but the lowest hand. It differs from Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and conventional Seven-card stud Hi-Lo in that there is no requirement of 8’s or lower. That is to say, no rule compels a “qualified hand.” A difference from other low games (like Omaha Lo) is that the low hand is comprised of the player’s best (most favorable) five-card combination, counting both the hole cards and board cards, without a requirement to use a specific number of hole cards. Straights and flushes are ignored in judging how low a hand is. Thus, the lowest hand is the Ace-to-five “wheel” (where the ace comes in low).
