Ok, I'm really trying to improve my Razz game. Is this line ok or should I have folded at some point?

Razz ($0.50/$1.00), Ante $0.05, Bring-In $0.25 (converter)

3rd Street - (0.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A ___calls___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 5 ___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 3 ___folds
Hero: 5 A 4 ___raises
Seat 5: xx xx 9 ___brings-in___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 2 ___raises___folds

4th Street - (6.10 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A 7 ___bets
Hero: 5 A 4 9 ___calls

5th Street - (4.05 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A 7 2 ___bets
Hero: 5 A 4 9 8 ___calls

6th Street - (6.05 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A 7 2 8 ___bets
Hero: 5 A 4 9 8 6 :heart:___calls

River - (8.05 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A 7 2 8 xx___bets
Hero: 5 A 4 9 8 6 T ___calls

Total pot: (10.05 BB)

good starting hand but u really need to catch a 2 or 3 there to make it a powerful hand. Looks like u were crushed am i right? on 5th when he caught a 2 for A27 showing and u caught an 8 for a 589 board u probably should of folded there But i know razz is all about chasing and whatnot... U lsot the hand right?? BTW i am no razz expert but do play it a good bit

3rd: good play imo, although a 2 and a 3 are now gone so are two cards that can pair you up later
4th: I have no problem with the call, but be ready to fold 5th if you don't catch well
5th: you didn't catch well, he caught very well, and the bets double on 5th street...I fold here



ummmmm, no

fold on 5...the way he played this hand, it looks like to me your draw isn't even to the winning hand, he could have a made 7 already...even if the 2 paired him, then you're only a small favorite over his 7 draw

o rly people dont chase cards in razz?? thats news to me

I didn't say that, I was rebutting your assertion that the premise of "Razz is all about chasing and whatnot," which is innately asinine. There is a lot of skill and hand reading ability involved in the game. Only the long time losers continually chase hands. The ones who win at the game know when to let a hand go, know what helpful cards are gone, and know how many outs they have to make their hand. That's not to say that they won't chase a hand now and then, but it's the exception and not the rule.

Okay, it's been long enough to give results...I only called down because this is .50/1 and the players can be really nitty. He ended up showing an 8-7 and my 8-6 was good. I was pretty sure I was supposed to fold on 5th, but I got lucky. After not folding 5th, I have to call down with the 8-6 right? I am getting 7-1 and 9-1 on 6th and 7th.

Yes. And unless I have a very good reason to think the villain paired, I fold 5th.