Badugi hand ranking

green_tea · #1 07-10-2006, 08:29 AM

I can't seem to figure this out from the FAQ's links...

Do the 'unused' cards in a players hand have any effect on a hands' value? For example, suppose there are 3 players to the showdown holding respectively:

Ac 2d 3s 2s
Ad 2h 3c 3d
As 2c 3h Qh

so everyone is playing the 3 card hand A23.

Do they all tie?

green_tea

DustinG · #2 07-10-2006, 03:02 PM

Its a chop.

sweetjazz · #3 07-10-2006, 10:23 PM

Does Ah 2s 3c 3d beat As 2c 3h Qh?

DeathDonkey · #4 07-10-2006, 11:06 PM

That's a tie too sweetjazz. If you have a suited card or pair card you basically just take it out of the hand altogether and have a 3 card hand. Don't be confused by pairs or suited cards, just ignore them entirely.

-DeathDonkey

*TT* · #5 07-11-2006, 08:06 AM

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That's a tie too sweetjazz. If you have a suited card or pair card you basically just take it out of the hand altogether and have a 3 card hand. Don't be confused by pairs or suited cards, just ignore them entirely.

-DeathDonkey

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We were talking about this in the 100/200 BT game this past weekend, Badugi would be filled with more action if pairs counted as different suits, but are not as strong as non-paired hands. For example A23x triple suited would lose to AAAA. That would make the action outstanding, and also change the dynamic for a winning player's decision process. Another idea was to play Baduggi high-low, but thats a bit silly IMHO.

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