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ketz
Straight Flush
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 493
Location: Bolton, England
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 Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: Straights and Flushs? |
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In razz do straights anf lushes count against you for low? I have started to get interested into lowball and stumbled accross this rule. Does it apply to razz or is it just a lowball rule?
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jim gammy
Full House
Joined: 10 Jan 2007
Posts: 235
Location: At work(man i need a break,phew).
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| No straight or flushes in razz. Only your 5 lowest cards play. No pairs either. |
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sgspecial
Full House
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Full tilt has a very good explanation of the rules for razz |
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Foxy_Boxer
Straight
Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Posts: 105
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In razz, straights and flushes don't count against you. Pairs, trips, etc. do hurt you though. But remember, you only count your best five cards, so AAA2345 is still the nuts. These lowball rules stand for Omaha H/L and Stud H/L too (for the low hands, that is). Unlike these two games, however, there is no low "qualifier" in razz. 3456J would give you a J-low in razz, while in O/8 or S/8, you would not have a low hand at all because it is not "eight or better."
To elaborate on your question a bit further, other "popular" games such as 2-7 Draw (aka Kansas City Lowball) and 2-7 Triple Draw do count straights and flushes against you. In addition, as their names imply, aces are counted as high and not low in these variations. |
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