What is Badugi?

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I don't like these kind of games that the lower hand win
I don't know why, I think it's much harder to read which low cards people have and the way they play
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I hate razz
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I always get talked into playing high stakes Badugi when I end up meeting up with poker players.
 
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I had no clue that the game Badugi existed. I'm also signed up for a Badugi freeroll starting shortly. I hope I can figure it out fairly quickly... If not... Nothing to lose but twenty minutes.
 
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It is the bastard son of Razz and triple-draw.... Spawn of Satan...
 
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katharine said:
As 2h 3c 5d would win and it is the nuts. It's kinda like razz but no up cards.

If no one gets badugi then the first 3 lowest cards win
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Correct, but just to be sure people understand, it's the 3 lowest card of different suits.

scooterdice said:
so ......it's like a triple draw razz? with only 4 cards? and it's not good to have more than one of the same suit?

which hand would win.....As 2h 3c 5d
ac 2d 3h 4h

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Just to make it clear, the 2nd hand would be beaten by any Badugi, meaning TJQK wins if it's the complete rainbow. Here's another example, mainly for bigunclefrank:

:js4: :10c4: :kd4: :kh4:

:ad4: :3d4: :2d4: :5c4:

1st hand wins, you have a 3 card Badugi, albeit to the K
2ns hand, you have a 2 card Badugi, Ad5c. The highest card(s) of the same suit are essentially thrown away. A 3-card Badugi beats a 2-card.

Have to disagree with Bayley. Most Badugi games are usually played pot limit. If that's the case, and you raise preflop, by the 2nd draw, it can become essentially no-limit. Most people's exposure to Badugi has been freerolls, where you're always gonna get a lot of people playing wild, no matter what the game. You have to make adjustments in your normal game early on, but often that is where there's a ton of $ to be made. Some don't even know the rules, and others are just bad players - for instance... call or raise with a bad draw (drawing 1 card 3x to a Q-high Badugi)
 
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I played in the freeroll and it took me one hand to lose. At least it only cost me a minute.
 
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hipshot55 said:
Amen!!! You want Poker Bingo? This is the game.
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Only if you play like a bingo player with the rest of the lottery/bingo crew. What makes Badugi any different than the PL and NL Omaha H/L games? Same advice here as with playing the NLHE maniacs in the first rounds of a tourney. No hand? No play!

Understand what the game is about. Just like Omaha, Razz, Stud, 5 Card Draw and other games requiring skill and knowledge of the game in order to win. No, it isn't nlhe where you have odds that pocket Aces have xx% of winning an all-in preflop. It's a drawing game just like Omaha and the same 'drawing' principles apply.

Early round players in Badugi are NO different than early players in ANY other online game - luckboxes betting and praying. Some get lucky, most do not.

Learn the game, learn the strategy, then play according to Badugi rules, not comparing it to nlhe. It isn't!
 
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Will all sites eventually add badugi? I can't seem to see how its poker.
 
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BlackJack said:
Will all sites eventually add badugi? I can't seem to see how its poker.
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Maybe not 'ALL' sites, but I think it will gain in popularity.

Poker, in many resources, defines 'poker' as any variety of card game where players bet that they have a 'winning' hand.

Card games like blackjack, baccarat, PaiGow (for instance) are not generally considered 'poker' since you are playing against the house. 3-Card Poker offered in many casinos use the word 'poker' for marketing the game, but you are still playing against the house.
 
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ugh there was a wonderful video (4 parts) about how to play badugi on pokertube only couple of weeks ago. But i can't seem to find it no matter what I do right now. If someone can find it, pls link it here.

It seems like a ton of fun tho, can't wait till fulltilt has badugi tables too.
 
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I fully intend to win the first ever wsop Badugi bracelet.....Now they just need to add it to the lineup....:D
 
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Very fun game to play, been playing it on carbon/pdc poker for a couple months now i like playing razz, but i like/dont like how some of your cards are shown. i like how u can trade in cards in badugi, and i think out of all the card games i ever played by far badugi is the game u have to put the most thought into your a235 could be beat by a a234 its happended to me before ;(
 
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