Badugi is a game that doesn’t get the love it deserves. While its big brother, deuce-to-seven triple draw, is a part of the popular 8-game rotation, Badugi doesn’t seem to be invited to poker parties quite as often.
It should be, though. Badugi is both fun and challenging, and for those who give it a try it often becomes a favorite poker variant.
The game of Badugi is in fact very simple, even simpler than 2-7 triple draw. The betting is fixed-limit, although occasionally in some crazy live mixes you’ll see pot-limit Badugi pop up once in a while.