Badugi
Badugi is a draw poker game in which the best hand has four cards of different suits and ranks.
The simple explanation
Badugi is a draw poker game in which the best hand is made of four cards of different suits and different ranks, and lower is better. The very best hand is A-2-3-4 in four different suits. You get four cards, there are three draws and the lowest badugi wins.
A closer look
Aces are low and straights are ignored. A hand with a repeated rank or suit counts as a three-card or smaller hand, because only some of the cards are used. All four-card badugis beat three-card hands. Hands are compared from the highest card down, and suits never break ties. The game is sometimes included in mixed-game rotations.
A practical example
A player holds A♠ 2♦ 3♣ 4♥: four different suits and ranks. This is the best possible badugi.
Full explanation
Badugi is a draw poker game in which the best hand has four cards of different suits and ranks.
Badugi is a draw poker game with four-card hands. The best hand is made of four cards of different ranks and different suits, and lower is better.
The perfect hand is A-2-3-4 in four different suits. Any pair or repeated suit takes a card out of the hand.
There are three drawing rounds with betting after each. The number of cards a player draws gives information to the others.
The game is sometimes included in mixed-game rotations.