Things You'll Need:
- One 52-card deck
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Step 1
Deal four cards, one at a time, to each player.
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Step 2
Fold, bet or raise based on your initial hand. Any hand of all four suits (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades) is a true Badugi with the best hand being an Ace, 2, 3 and 4 of four different suits. You can only play one of each value and one of each suit in your hand. For example, a hand with an Ace of Clubs, 2 of Hearts, 5 of Spades and 5 of Diamonds will have to drop one of the 5s and will only be a 3-card hand. Likewise, a hand with a 3 of Hearts, 6 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, and 10 of Clubs will have to drop the 6 of Hearts. Any 4-card hand always beats a hand of fewer cards, and in two hands having all 4 suits, a 5, 7, 10, Jack beats a 2, 4, 5, King because the first hand has the Jack low.
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Step 3
Draw from 0-4 cards to make a better hand. As with other poker games, you must turn in your unwanted cards before receiving new ones.
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Step 4
Fold, bet or raise again based on your new hand and the other players' bets. Use your best judgment to decide if you have the winning hand.
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Step 5
Draw from 0-4 cards again based on what will give you the best hand.
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Step 6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5.
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Step 7
Conclude by performing Step 4 one more time.
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Step 8
Show your hands and determine who wins.
