Badugi (also known as badougi, paduki or padooki) is a draw poker variant 3️⃣ similar to triple draw, with hand-values similar to lowball. The betting structure and overall play of the game is identical 3️⃣ to a standard poker game using blinds, but, unlike traditional poker which involves a minimum of five cards, players' hands 3️⃣ contain only four cards at any one time. During each of three drawing rounds, players can trade zero to four 3️⃣ cards from their hands for new ones from the deck, in an attempt to form the best badugi hand and 3️⃣ win the pot. Badugi is often a gambling game, with the object being to win money in the form of 3️⃣ pots. The winner of the pot is the person with the best badugi hand at the conclusion of play (known 3️⃣ as the showdown). Badugi is played in cardrooms around the world, as well as online, in rooms such as PokerStars.[1] 3️⃣ Although it hasn’t had its own tournament per se at the WSOP, it is featured in the Dealers Choice events 3️⃣ as well as in the Triple Draw Mix.[2] The 2024 WSOP event does have a Badugi tournament scheduled.
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There is some controversy over the origin of this game, which has been played at least 3️⃣ since the 1980s.[citation needed] Bill Rosmus reports that in the 1980s in Winnipeg, Canada it was played under the name 3️⃣ Off Suit Lowball in the back room of pool halls and back room poker clubs.[citation needed] Bryan Micon says he 3️⃣ has been told by several Korean players that it was also played in South Korea in the 1980s. The name 3️⃣ of the game means “black and white spotted dog” in Korean. The game Go has a similar name in Korean, 3️⃣ “baduk”, derived from the same word.[2]
