Razz basically plays the same way 7 Card Stud does...there are though, a few differences, which I’m going to highlight in the proceedings.

For starters, Razz is played with low hands. No longer are the high-ranking regular poker hands of any value here.

After every player receives his/her three initial cards (two holecards and a facecard) the bring-in is paid by the player with the highest upcard. After the second upcard is dealt, the player with the lowest showing partial poker hand starts the betting round.

At the end of the betting rounds (they all go down just like in 7 Card Stud) the player who shows the lowest 5-card poker hand he/she makes from the 7 cards he/she has by that stage, is the winner.