The game of poker is played on a large scale in the casinos and betting houses all over the world. There are many forms of this game which are played in the casinos. Some of the famous ones are 7 card stud, Omaha, Texas Hold'em etc. Apart from these there are certain forms of these games which are comparatively not that well known and are rather unknown to most of the poker enthusiasts. One of them is the Razz Poker. Razz poker is not very common in the casinos; however, it is gaining a lot of popularity in the online poker arena.

The game of Razz poker has a lot of similarity to the seven card stud game except for some small differences. So if you are familiar with the rules of 7 card stud, then it would be easier for you to learn the game of razz. For starting a hand I Razz, each and every player has to put the ante inside the pot after which the cards are dealt. The dealing of the cards happens exactly the same way like in seven cards stud game. So, if you are not familiar with the way the cards are dealt, you can learn either of the two games. There are few points in which the game of razz can be differentiated from the other poker games-

In the game of Razz poker, the come in bet is made by the player who has the maximum valued up card on the 3rd street.

After 3rd street, the minimum valued hand will get the first chance to act and if two players have the same valued card then the player who is closest to the dealer on the left side will play first.

Similar to the 7 card stud when you are playing the limit Razz games, the low betting amount will be used on the 3rd and the 4th street and after that you can use the high amounts for the rest of the betting rounds.

If a player has a pair in the up cards, the dealer is the one who always announces the hit.

Apart from these small differences, the main point of difference is in the objective of this game. The aim is to have the lowest possible 5 card hand and is the main point of distinction between Razz poker and other games of poker.