Baduci Poker

• Baduci Poker

• Baduci Poker Strategy

If you are tired of the same old poker games that are played everywhere and looking for a little something different, you might just love Baduci poker. No, it is not a typo and it is not Badugi poker.

Start With Badugi, add some 2/7 Triple Draw and You have Baduci!

Baduci is a mixture of Badugi and 2-7 Triple Draw! Half of the pot goes to the best Badugi hand and the other half goes to the best 2-7 hand. This is how Baduci (pronounced Badeucey) got it’s name. Half Badugi, half Deuce to Seven.

Think Low, low, low! Low hands win in Badugi.

In Badugi you are looking for the lowest possible hand with no pairs, sets or flushes. The nut hand in Badugi is A, 2, 3, 4 with the cards being different suits. Many people confuse the Ace. In Badugi the Ace is the lowest possible card, it is not a high card so having the Ace is a good thing.

However in the 2-7 part of the game, you don’t want to have an ace in your hand. As you may notice from the name, in 2-7 the lowest card is a 2. This means that when playing the 2-7 portion of the game, the Ace is the highest possible card. So if you have an ace in your hand, the chance of you getting the 2-7 pot is not a good one.

Baduci Structure:

1. Each player is dealt 4 cards.
2. First round of betting begins to the left of the big blind.
3. Each remaining player can trade in up to 3 cards.
4. Second round of betting begins with the player to the left of the dealer.
5. Each remaining player can trade in up to 3 cards.
6. Third round of betting begins with the player to the left of the dealer.
7. Each remaining player can trade in up to 3 cards.
8. Fourth and final betting round begins with the player to the left of the dealer.
9. Showdown

The person in first position after the blinds will have the opportunity to call, raise or fold just like in any other kind of poker. If you call and stay in the pot throughout the betting round, you will have the chance to trade in up to 3 of your cards for hopefully better ones. Next you will decide if you want to trade any cards in.

Once everyone has traded their cards, another betting round will start. This is repeated allowing 4 betting rounds and 3 chances to trade cards. After the final betting round, if there is more than 1 player left it will be time to flip your cards and see who wins.

Two live action pots in every hand of Baduci!

Remember that the pot is split in 2, one going to the best Badugi hand and one going to the best Deuce to Seven hand. Now keep in mind that for the 2 different pots, there are some variations. As mentioned above, in Badugi an Ace is low and in Deuce to Seven an Ace is high so although having an Ace is a bad thing for the deuce to seven pot, having an Ace is an excellent card for the Badugi pot.