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Badugi

Make four unique suits, keep it low

2 players
15-45 min
Hard

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck
🔴 Poker chips

About This Game

A unique draw game where players try to make the best four-card low hand with all different suits. A badugi is a four-card hand with no pairs and all different suits. Originated in South Korea and gained worldwide popularity.

Est. 1980

How to Play

  1. Dealer posts small blind, next player posts big blind
  2. Deal four cards face-down to each player
  3. First betting round
  4. First draw - discard and receive new cards
  5. Second betting round
  6. Second draw
  7. Third betting round
  8. Third draw
  9. Final betting round
  10. Best badugi (4 cards, different suits, no pairs) wins
  11. If no badugi, best 3-card hand, then 2-card, then 1-card
  12. Lower cards beat higher (A-2-3-4 rainbow is the nuts)
Added 28 days ago
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