Razz It Up

See CPT-S2.pdf and CPT10.pdf for chip distributions, blind structures, prizes, and other details.

Time to test your low-hand game!

After the standard T1500 No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament, CPT10 features "Razz". That's seven card stud played low, for those not familiar with the name. A brief summary of play follows:

Like all seven stud games, each player is dealt 2 hole cards down followed by 4 cards up, with a betting round after each up card. The 7th card is dealt down, and one final round of betting takes place.

In Razz, Aces are low, and the lowest hand wins. A pair is worse than no pair, etc. Straights and flushes are ignored, so you don't need to worry about suit. That makes the best possible hand A 2 3 4 5, and the next best possible hand A 2 3 4 6. Notice that in Razz, 3 4 5 6 7 beats A 2 3 4 8 (highest card determines hand order). Betting starts with the worst (highest) card showing on 3rd street (the "bring-in"), and the best (lowest) hand showing on subsequent rounds. The bet size doubles ("big bet") for 5th and 6th streets, and doubles again on 7th street (the "river").

Hope to see you at CPT10. Good luck, and may your ace not pair up on the river (?)!

Eights are WILD!

No, not in the poker game... but I just wanted to remind you that if we get exactly 8 or 16 players showing up to CPT10, the No Limit Hold'em tournament will be superseded by "CPT - Heads Up"!

About CPT Season 2:

Welcome to Season 2 of the Chem Poker Tour! I hope you're ready for some serious poker...

Despite popular belief, No Limit Texas Hold'em isn't the only poker game out there. This season, emphasis will be on other games. But not to worry: Due to it's popularity, each month's event will start with a T1500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. What's new is that, for those who are interested in playing late, each month's CPT event will include a second tournament that features a different component of H.O.R.S.E. Traditionally, a H.O.R.S.E. tournament includes alternating rounds of:

• Hold'em
• Omaha High/Low 8-or-better Split
• Razz (i.e. 7-card Stud LOW)
• Stud (i.e. 7-card Stud HIGH)
• stud Eight (i.e. 7-card Stud High/Low 8-or-better Split)

with each game played LIMIT. The season will culminate in a full-out "H.O.R.S.E. Tournament of Champions" to be held in June or July after 6 regular Thursday night CPT events, so if you expect to qualify, it's probably in your best interests to practice each month.

As usual, the buy-in for each tournament is $10, so bring extra $$ if you plan to play in both the No Limit Hold'em and "feature" tournaments. Also, last season the concesus was to have re-buys available until the first break, so we'll probably stick with that policy this season as well. As always, ALL tournaments count in the season (and career) stats!

Don't forget to check out last season's stats, photo gallery, and more at the official CPT web site. As always, photos and results will be updated no later than the weekend after each CPT event.