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Razz advanced bricks

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Brick-fold log
Grade-5 Razz stake: prove it once
Ante defense with purpose
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Ante defense with purpose

'Ante defense with purpose' (Razz, G5): High cards and pairs are bricks — pretty starts don't override dead boards.

Worked example

apply 'Ante defense with purpose' on A23 start that bricks K then Q. Write the board/doors, villain type, old line → new line, and why.

Common leak

nods through 'Ante defense with purpose', then defaults on A23 start that bricks K then Q the next time money goes in.

Drill

teach 'Ante defense with purpose' in 60 seconds with A23 start that bricks K then Q. Tag one live rep this week.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'Ante defense with purpose' before your next Razz session.

Drill

explain 'Ante defense with purpose' to your buddy without looking — stall means you don't own it yet.

Remember

Change one Razz decision this week. Notes beat vibes.

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