Badugi rules: recommendations for beginners

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Badugi is an East Asian variation of poker. She is relatively young, but quite original and popular. In games with an exchange, there are general rules, as well as those that are inherent in each individual variety. So, badugi resembles a lowball, but has its own characteristics.

Badugi poker rules. Best combo

The winning combination is considered to be the lowest, starting with the ace, a combination of four different suits. In other words, the combination "ace - two - three - four" should never repeat the suit. At the beginning of the game, each participant receives 4 cards in his hand. All of them are closed. The absence of community cards introduces a clear difference to the rules of badugi from such a variety as Texas hold'em. After the distribution, players begin to bet depending on what they have in their hands, or their own excitement. After the bets are made, the turn of exchanges comes. Moreover, at the request of each player, you can change any number of cards - from 0 to 4. Then, as the badugi rules say, it's time for new bidding and new bets.

Showdown

Naturally, a badugi combination is not found in someone at the table every time the cards are shown. It's just not possible. Therefore, combinations are considered winning if they are off-suit and start with the lowest card. Kickers are the second highest cards. In the event that only one player at the table has collected a combination without repetitions, he is the sole winner of the distribution.

It happens that none of the players sitting at the table manages to collect a combination of four cards, then the winner is determined by a combination of three. Couples in badugi are not considered. So, if a player has “ace - five - jack - jack” in his hands at the showdown, then only the combination “ace - five - jack” is considered. Accordingly, this three of a kind will be lower than any four-card combination. It's about different kinds. If during the distribution two cards of the same suit fall out, and during the exchange the pair could not be improved, then the combination will be considered the lowest. The worst possible starting line is double suited hands.

Game details

The varieties of poker have their own wisdom of playing the game. The newer the variety, the more pitfalls and various features. Not all players have already managed to get acquainted with them. Despite the apparent simplicity, and sometimes primitiveness, in fact, the main difficult game moment is the exchange. It is aimed at the desire to improve the dropped game combination. If you carefully study the rules of badugi, compare the frequency of fallsoff-suit winning combinations, then we can conclude that the probability of getting the main combination is relatively low. Therefore, all players need to think ten times before going for an exchange, initially collecting any 4 cards of different suits. The probability that the combination will line up in the desired sequence is negligible. If after the distribution any cards of different suits are collected, experienced players do not risk going for an exchange at all.

Which is more important - denomination or suit?

Experienced players will immediately exclaim that the suits are more important, of course. Therefore, in the game online, beginners are advised to turn on the option of a four-color deck until a habit is developed. To safely enter the game, you must have at least three cards of different suits in your hands. When exchanging one in the resulting three of different suits, beginners are advised to carefully monitor so as not to accidentally form a pair.

In any case, beginners should be advised to carefully observe the exchange taking place at the table. Psychology in poker, regardless of the variety, is an integral part. By studying your opponent's style of play, you can predict his next moves. So, if an active exchange continues at the table, and one of the players does not participate in it, then most likely he has collected a combination of 4 different suits. Of course, it's not a fact that this is exactly the main combination, but he can continue to play the game calmly.

Very often drops out so that only one card is missing. In this case, there is a chance of winning,however, it is necessary to watch your opponents extremely carefully. If at least one player at the table stops participating in the exchange, then the beginner needs to continue the game only when the cards in his hand are not older than eight. These are the rules.

Badugi poker: combinations, bluffs

As in all varieties of poker, bluffing is quite common and common. It will not be difficult for a good player to know the intentions of the opponent. In addition, having already spent more than one distribution at the table, you can study the style of play of each of the opponents. As the rules in the badugi game say, combinations are winning if none of the 4 cards that have fallen out are repeated in suit and in face value. Bluffers from the very beginning show their opponents that they supposedly have badugs in their hands. Very often at the table you can meet several bluffing players who make large bets without exchanging. They are forced to demonstrate the strength of their hands by refusing to exchange later. If the bluffers understand that someone at the table has a high probability of a winning combination, then in the last round the bets from the previously bluffing players stop and an attempt is made to exchange in the hope of somehow improving the existing combination.