Poker Strategy: Donking The River In Badugi

I have now written several articles on Baidu, but since it is not that widely played, a quick refresher on the rules may be helpful to some readers.

Baidu is a triple draw low ball variant where the object of the game is to obtain the lowest hand possible with cards of all different suits and ranks. When holding four different ranks with all different suits, you have made a Baidu. For example, 8 Diamond Suit 6 Club Suit 5 Heart Suit 2 Spade Suit is an eight Baidu. Aces are considered low, so the best possible holding is A-2-3-4 of all different suits.

When you do not hold four different ranks of different suits your hand is considered “incomplete.” For example, A Diamond Suit 3 Club Suit 4 Heart Suit K Club Suit is not a Baidu because it lacks four different suits, and this holding is referred to as a three-card Baidu or tree hand.

One of the more unique aspects of Baidu is that the best draw is also the best hand, and can win unimproved. For example, at showdown, A Diamond Suit 3 Club Suit 4 Heart Suit K Club Suit beats 2 Club Suit 5 Heart Suit 6 Spade Suit 7 Spade Suit as neither player holds a Baidu, and a four-high tri hand is superior to a three-card six.바카라사이트

In this article, we will be talking about some river decisions that draw upon fundamental concepts discussed in previous issues. In Baidu, as in all forms of poker, it can sometimes be correct to lead the river even though our opponent had the betting initiative on the turn and we by no means possess a lock hand.

When a player leads out on a street after being a caller on the previous one, it is often referred to as “docking.” Let’s examine a few situations where it may be correct to do so in Baidu with a relatively marginal holding.