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Badeucy & Badacey

Introduction

Baducey and Badacey are split-pot games, combining the betting structure of deuce to seven trip draw with one half of the pot going to the best badugi hand. The other half goes to the best low-ball hand.

Hand Evaluation in Badugi

  1. The primary goal of Badugi is to have a four-card hand where no suits or ranks are duplicated. Such a hand, representing all four suits and four different ranks, is known as a “Badugi.”
  2. If the player has any duplicate suits or ranks, he must discard the duplicates of his choice, so that the remaining 3 or fewer cards represent all unique ranks and suits.
  3. The secondary goal is to have the lowest ranked cards. Standard poker lowball rules are followed, where aces are low and straights are not enforced. Thus, the lowest possible hand is A-2-3-4 representing all four suits.
  4. In the event no players have a Badugi, then the lowest ranking 3-card hand shall win. If no players had a 3- or 4-card hand, then the lowest ranking 2-card hand shall win. If no players had a 2-, 3- or 4-card hand, then the lowest ranking single card shall win.

Low Ball Hand Evaluation in Baducey

Bet low hand wins. Aces are the highest rank. Straights and flushes count. Thus, the lowest hand would be 2-3-4-5-7 of at least two suits.

Low Ball Hand Evaluation in Badacey

Bet low hand wins. Aces are the lowest rank. Straights and flushes do not count. Thus, the lowest hand would be A-2-3-4-5 of any suits.

Playing Rules

  1. All players make an ante bet.
  2. Dealer gives each player five cards face down.
  3. There is a round of betting.
  4. Each player in turn discards 0 to 5 cards.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
  6. Fourth round of betting.
  7. The pot is split between the best bagugi hand and low ball hand.
  8. For purposes of the badugi hand, any four of the player's five cards may be used.
  9. See above for the hand evaluation rules.

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Written by: Michael Shackleford