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Razz River

Follow the small cards toward a big discovery.

Lars Rocha

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Sixteen pages of play, patterns,
worked hands, and discoveries.

A dedicated WSRF companion.
Your pace. Your possibilities.

Razz RiverDiscoveries

Discoveries

Your first invitation

Welcome distinct small ranks, watch the exposed cards, and compare low hands from their highest rank downward.

Choose your best five-card ace-to-five low from seven personal cards. Aces are low, and suit or straight patterns leave the low ranking unchanged. Every completed low can compete. The highest opening door card brings in; later streets begin with the strongest exposed low.

Take your seat with Fern and familiar AI company. The room offers heads-up or six-seat play, automatic next hands, adjustable pace, practice peeks, a visible WSRF tree, a Monte Carlo playground, and a notebook that keeps your place. Choose Gentle company while learning the rhythm, then explore Seasoned or Sharp whenever you feel ready.

Start by naming the game and the legal five-card construction. Then count the players still active and read the amount needed to continue. Those small observations give the coach’s estimate a useful setting. The worked pages that follow preserve their cards, assumptions, and numerical receipts so you can explore the same question again.

Razz RiverDiscoveries

Discoveries

A rhythm you can follow

The room keeps the chip arithmetic close to the action.

At this tableHow it works
Starting stack2,000 free play chips at each seat
SeatsHeads-up or six seats
Blinds / antesAnte up to 2 per seat; bring-in up to 5
BettingSmall increment 20; large increment 40.
Street rhythm20 on third/fourth; 40 on fifth/sixth/seventh
Limit capFour full bets per street, including the opening bet.
Short all-insA full increment reopens raising under this room’s house rule.
Split-chip orderThe high half receives an odd split chip. Tied shares award odd chips clockwise from the stored button.

These are the room’s declared house settings. A short stack contributes its available chips, and side pots keep each contribution matched to the players eligible for it. A returned unmatched contribution stays separate from a contested pot. Opening the Coach or Options panel holds the action while you explore.

A bring-in can be completed to the full 20-chip small bet. Completing it reopens action to the players who entered below that amount. Fourth street uses the small increment.

Razz RiverDiscoveries

Discoveries

See the five-card construction

The cards make the idea concrete.

A♣2♦3♥4♠5♣K♦Q♥

Rank the chosen low from its highest card downward. A wheel begins 5,4,3,2,A. A six-low begins with 6, making the first comparison easy to see. When the highest ranks match, move to the next rank. This is the same careful comparison the evaluator makes.

Try covering the worked answer and pointing to the five chosen cards. Then name one different final card that would invite a new construction. A concrete card change is a useful way to connect imagination with the rules.

Razz RiverDiscoveries

Discoveries

A little map of possibility

One away, two away, three away—and a clear reference frame.

23456789TJQKA♠DISTANCE MAP

UNLIKELY · 6/13 near ranks

Moving references: 8 · 2

48 unseen cards.
Bucket counts: 6 / 16 / 15 / 11

Distance mean 1.65 · SD 0.97

The pocket map uses your first two dealt cards. In an Omaha hand these are an explicit pair of anchors inside the four-card pocket; the hand evaluator still explores all legal two-card choices. In a stud hand they are the first two private cards. The moving map uses the latest two community cards or your latest two exposed stud cards once they are available.

The map’s circular ranks run from 2=0 to A=12. The reference expressions use the two anchors, their sum modulo thirteen, and their absolute difference. Near means distance zero or one. Seven or more near ranks gives LIKELY; six or fewer gives UNLIKELY. Both labels receive balanced examples in each newly trained model.

Known-card counts include your own cards and every publicly exposed card, including cards shown by a folded stud opponent. That keeps the remaining physical-card counts connected to what you can actually observe. The game-specific hand ranking and the map each describe their own part of the hand.

Razz RiverDiscoveries

Discoveries

A few habits worth keeping

Let the game’s special character guide your attention.

Read a low from its highest card

Write a five-card low in descending order. A six-four low begins with 6, then 4; a six-five low begins with 6, then 5. The first ranks tie, so the second rank decides their order. This left-to-right comparison turns close low hands into a clear sequence you can follow.

Distinct ranks open room

Several different low ranks create room for a five-card low to grow. A repeated rank uses another card while adding less variety to that construction. Later cards can still supply the distinct ranks you need. Track the best five-card plan rather than judging the whole seven-card collection by its least useful card.

The table remembers exposed cards

Every door card and later exposed card contributes public information. Even an opponent who folds has shown something about the deck. The room preserves those exposed cards in the adviser’s known-card set. That gives your study a useful memory: the possible remaining cards reflect what everyone has already seen.

Let each new card reshape the plan

After catching a useful card, name the low you currently have and the next rank that would improve it. After catching a larger card, look at the remaining streets and the price before deciding. The pleasure is in following a developing construction one clear step at a time.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 1 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
8♥2♦J♣

Your exposed cards: J♣

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
third140J–8–2
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneUNLIKELY · 6/13
WSRF pot share46.7%
Monte Carlo share47.0%
95% sampling interval45.5% – 48.6%
Whole-pot frequency47.0%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Bring in 50.001
Complete to 20-0.315

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-1 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 2 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
9♦7♣A♣8♦

Your exposed cards: A♣ · 8♦

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
fourth562209–8–7–A
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneLIKELY · 7/13
WSRF pot share32.7%
Monte Carlo share19.2%
95% sampling interval18.0% – 20.4%
Whole-pot frequency19.1%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Call 200.058
Fold0.000
Raise to 40-0.253

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-2 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 3 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
2♦4♦A♥5♣8♣

Your exposed cards: A♥ · 5♣ · 8♣

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
fifth11408–5–4–2–A
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneLIKELY · 9/13
WSRF pot share88.4%
Monte Carlo share99.0%
95% sampling interval98.7% – 99.3%
Whole-pot frequency99.0%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Bet 400.276
Check0.005

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-3 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 4 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
T♥5♠T♣A♠Q♦A♥

Your exposed cards: T♣ · A♠ · Q♦ · A♥

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
sixth58240Paired low · A–Q–10–5
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneLIKELY · 9/13
WSRF pot share6.1%
Monte Carlo share0.0%
95% sampling interval0.0% – 0.0%
Whole-pot frequency0.0%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Fold0.000
Call 40-0.292
Raise to 80-0.633

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-4 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 5 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
T♦4♠T♣7♥2♥7♦3♠

Your exposed cards: T♣ · 7♥ · 2♥ · 7♦

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
seventh114010–7–4–3–2
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneUNLIKELY · 6/13
WSRF pot share76.1%
Monte Carlo share86.4%
95% sampling interval85.4% – 87.5%
Whole-pot frequency86.4%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Bet 400.104
Check0.005

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-5 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverWorked hands

Worked hands

Worked hand 6 · Razz

Follow the cards, then discover the estimate.

YOUR CARDS
Q♣6♠Q♠

Your exposed cards: Q♠

StreetOpponentsPotCallMade hand
third53220Paired low · Q–6
A view of the spotValue
Moving rank zoneLIKELY · 11/13
WSRF pot share3.3%
Monte Carlo share3.3%
95% sampling interval2.8% – 3.9%
Whole-pot frequency3.3%
Sample count4,096
ActionPolicy score
Fold0.000
Call 20-0.376
Raise to 40-0.677

This independently generated teaching hand preserves your own cards and every exposed card, then samples the remaining cards uniformly. Fractional ties and split pots contribute the share actually earned. The interval describes sampling uncertainty under that model; the forest’s estimate is a separate learned prediction.

Compare the action scores with the call price and the active field. They express the explicit betting policy’s use of the learned share, rather than a fitted chip-return forecast. Opening a tree lets you follow the card features that helped produce the share estimate.

Study fixture razz-6 · 4,096 samples · Independent namespace mixed-guide-independent. Cards, seeds, and measurements are preserved in the study receipt.

Razz RiverPractice

Practice

Six discoveries to keep

Affirmative questions, with the reason beside each answer.

Razz RiverTraining

Training

Meet your new forest

Actual pytoolzx / WSRF fitting, with the measured results beside it.

GameSelected fitPositionsTraining showdownsTest MAE
Razzfull6,144786,4324.86 pp

Each game receives 6,144 training positions, with 128 independently sampled showdowns at every position. Six equally represented pools combine opening, middle, and closing play with LIKELY and UNLIKELY moving-map labels. Private and public suit counts, exposed-board strength, and rank geometry give the forest a richer view. The fitted object is pytoolzx.wsrf.WSRFRegressor, and pytoolzx.indexrng.Index supplies independently named seed streams.

Compact and full forests are compared on 768 validation positions. The smaller validation error chooses the serving forest before a fresh 1,536-position test is evaluated. Validation labels use 384 samples; test labels use 512. MAE is the average absolute difference in estimated pot share, expressed here in percentage points.

Game / seats / practice styleHandsBB / 100Approx. 95% interval
Razz / 2 / calling512122.5103.1 to 142.0
Razz / 2 / random51295.969.1 to 122.8
Razz / 2 / selective51249.629.0 to 70.2
Razz / 6 / calling1,536151.3126.8 to 175.7
Razz / 6 / random1,536167.9130.1 to 205.7
Razz / 6 / selective1,536104.868.6 to 141.0

The complete-hand benchmark rotates the trained policy through every seat of each fresh deck. Its intervals use deck averages to respect the relationship between seat rotations. These named local practice styles define the scope of the measurements. The full receipt preserves every game, table size, and opponent row.

Razz RiverPractice

Practice

Make the table your own

A practice path you can enjoy returning to.

Begin with a comfortable rhythm

Choose Gentle company and a relaxed pace. Leave automatic next hands enabled if you enjoy a continuous session, or choose each new hand yourself. The panel controls hold your exact place whenever you open an explanation.

Give one hand a question

Choose a question you can inspect: can this card complete the construction, can this price be expressed as a pot share, or can the tree show which input it used? The worked answer becomes useful when you can point to its reason on the table.

Explore with a practice peek

A peek makes the opposing cards visible for your exercise. The model continues to use its own cards and public observations, so its estimate stays comparable before and after your peek. The notebook marks that hand as practice and preserves the result.

Let the forest take a turn

The WSRF partner option lets the trained adviser play your seat using the explicit betting policy. Pause on a street that interests you and open the tree. Watch mode is a way to explore the model’s choices; your own chair is ready whenever you switch back.

Keep a story to return to

Download a notebook from Options. It includes the deal and action sequence needed for exact replay, along with stacks, funding, completed hands, and HUD totals. Restore it in the same game and table size. A saved story can make the next visit feel like a continuation.

Razz RiverReference

Reference

Your pocket reference

Useful terms and a path to the underlying work.

TermMeaning at these tables
Pot shareThe fraction of a contested pot earned, including splits
ScoopThe whole contested pot comes to one player
Bring-inThe opening stud contribution selected by the door-card rule
CompletionBringing an opening stud contribution to the full small bet
Exposed cardsCards visible to everyone, retained as known cards
WSRF poolOne of six opening/middle/closing × LIKELY/UNLIKELY groups
Policy scoreThe explicit action comparison built around the learned equity
NotebookYour local saved deal, actions, stacks, and history

VPIP counts voluntary entries on the opening street; OR counts opening raises or completions. AF divides bets plus raises by calls. WTSD counts showdowns among hands reaching the first draw street. WSD counts showdowns winning any contested pot, including ties. Read each percentage together with its completed-hand sample count.

Explore the background for this variant in Wikipedia’s seven-card razz overview. The room’s specific stakes, cap, reopening, and odd-chip conventions are declared on page 3. The examples, exercises, UI, and training experiment in this guide are original to Lantern Poker.

Explore the worked-hand receipt, complete-hand match table, and training and reproduction notes. Return to the Razz River table whenever you are ready.