Make Razz Great Again, with Adam Owen and Ian Shaw

Adam Owen"Seven-Card Razz" — or, more simply, razz — is one of the most underrated and even loathed games in all of poker. It all started with Norman Chad making fun of razz during the early broadcasts of the variant on ESPN, and the game hasn't had much positive attention ever since.

Sure, razz will always be a part of the H.O.R.S.E. and 8-game mixes, as well as the illustrious $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the World Series of Poker. But as a stand-alone game it has never really grown in popularity.

Razz, is, however, a great vehicle with which to get more acquainted with stud games in general. In fact, Adam Owen — third-place finisher in the $10,000 Razz Championship last year who…