[SteelWheel]

I kind of like Razz--but then again, I also like triple draw, hi/lo stud, etc. However, it is true that a razz game at a given limit will tend to play a little bit smaller than a stud game at the same limit--after all, everyone is sort of aiming at the same pool of low cards. It's not like stud, where one player is on a high pair trying to make two pair or trips, while a second is trying to catch middle-ish cards to fill his straight, while the third is attempting to catch diamonds for a flush. So it's understandable that the game is a bit "drier" and will tend to play a bit smaller.

A few years back, when the Series was still at Binion's, the live razz games would sometimes be played with a "high card brings it in, low card must raise" rule. This created a fair bit more action, and was a lot of fun. This structure created many situations where the guy with the open King on 3rd would feel stiffed in and would chase--more multiway pots. Good stuff.

I hear that Casino Arizona also used to spread razz with this structure--don't know if that's still the case.