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[excalibur32]

Ok here goes....

I think I get most of the concepts of the game except I'm trying to make sense of pairs used for best hands.

So Hero has (A2)4567(2) vs Villian who has (78)9TJQ(K)

Who wins and why?

Any insight would be much appreciated

[philhux]

It's best five card hand so pair is irrelevant in this case.

Having three pairs is bad news!

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[excalibur32]

Thanks for the answer....

Ok here's another one Hero (AA)2234(5) vs villian (78)9TJQ(K)

In this case based on your answer the wheel should win again, right? Just trying to make sure I get it.

[Willem]

Thanks for the answer....

Ok here's another one Hero (AA)2234(5) vs villian (78)9TJQ(K)

In this case based on your answer the wheel should win again, right? Just trying to make sure I get it.

Right, the player with (AA)2234(5) has a wheel and beats the other player's J-low.

But suppose:
Player 1: (AA)243K(2)
Player 2: (QJ)T987(6)

Do you see why player 2 wins here?

[excalibur32]

I'll take a shot. I think its because player 2 has a T -low while player 1 ultimately has a K- low

Now as philux alluded to before having 3 pairs is bad simply because no matter what I end up having to showdown my lowest pair (I think)

Ex:(AA)2234(4)

So in this case my best hand is 22 A34

I think this is correct but having confirmation would be much appreciated.

[nsidestrate]

Sounds like you've almost got it now. Drawing the 4 to a A234 would count as a bad beat. I believe that your hand is AA234 in your final example because Aces are low in Razz, but it wouldn't probably matter.

[excalibur32]

Thanks a bunch to all who helped with the discussion I think I finally understand hand ranking in razz.

[kbrkal]

Razz is defiantly one of the more confusing games however once you understand the rules it is really a great game to play. To bad there is not a ton of sites that have tables running with razz.