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Razz Stud Poker (and London Lowball Poker)

Razz stud poker is seven-card stud poker played with ace-to-five low hand values. It is usually played with a bring-in paid by the poker player with the highest-ranking up card on the initial deal (aces are always low cards in Razz poker, even for the purpose of assigning the bring-in). On the second and subsequent rounds, the poker player with the lowest exposed poker hand starts the betting.

London Lowball stud poker is seven-card stud poker played with ace-to-six low hand values. It is usually played at pot limit or no limit, and is otherwise identical to Razz poker.

Here's a sample Razz poker deal (suits are omitted here because they are never of consequence in Razz poker; in London lowball poker, a flush cannot play as a low hand). Alice deals each poker player two down cards and then one up card: Bob's up card is a J, Carol is dealt a 3, David an A, and Alice a 4. Bob's J is the high card (David's A is low), so he pays a $1 bring-in. Carol, David, and Alice all call. Now Bob is dealt a 9, Carol another 3, David a 4, and Alice a 2. The best low poker hand showing is now David's 4-A, just beating Alice's 4-2. David bets $1, Alice calls. Bob folds his J-9, and Carol calls (her pair of 3s is the worst hand showing, but there are still many cards to come). Alice now deals Carol an A, David a K, and herself an 8. The low poker hand showing is now Alice's 8-4-2, so she bets $2. Carol raises $2, and David folds. Alice calls, ending the betting round. Carol is now dealt a 6, and Alice another 8. Now the lowest poker hand showing is Carol's 3-3-6-A, a pair of 3s being lower than Alice's pair of 8s. She bets $2 and Alice calls. A final down card is dealt, Carol again best $2, and Alice calls. Alice reveals that her down cards are 7-J-A, making her lowest five-card poker hand an 8-7-4-2-A. Carol reveals her down cards to be a 4-6-7, making her lowest five-card poker hand a 7-6-4-3-A, which wins the pot.

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