Badugi Rules & Hand Rankings
Badugi is a poker variant in which the object is to end up with the lowest four-card hand. It’s a triple draw, lowball game, meaning that after the cards are dealt, each player gets three chances to discard a desired number of cards from their hand, and draw new cards in an effort to make the best hand. As in any lowball game, the winning hand is the lowest, or worst hand at the table following traditional poker hand rankings. In a Badugi poker game, the best/lowest hand you can possibly have is A-2-3-4 of four different suits. Let’s go through this fun, action-filled game and take a look at the Badugi poker rules. Rules and Origin Badugi Hand Rankings Betting Rules Sample Hand Walkthrough Final Thoughts Badugi Rules and Origin The ace only counts as a low card in this game and your aim is to achieve the lowest four-card hand to win the pot. A four-card hand of four different suits and no paired cards is known as a “Badugi”. Pairs, as well as two cards of the same sui...