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A typical hand of limit badugi 

This page is a follow up to the page Badugi Rules 

Firstly I have to thank PokerStars for their fantastic replayer, this makes review & discussion of poker hands extremely easy.

First round of betting: The blinds are posted (This is a $3/$6 game) and one player folds.

First round of betting: The button now has the option to raise/call or fold. He raises to $6

First round of betting: The player in the small blind can raise, call or fold. He calls.

First round of betting: The player in the big blind can raise, call or fold. He also decided to call.

First drawing round: Each player can draw any amount of their cards. In this situation each player changed 2 cards.

Second round of betting: Both the SB and BB now check. The button now decided to bet again. This is a good bet as he has position in the hand & wants to pressure the other players.

Second round of betting: Both the SB and BB can now raise, fold or call. They both decide to call.

Second drawing round: Each player can draw any amount of their cards. In this hand the SB and BB each changed 1 card & the button player didnt change any.

The SB leads out and bets $6, the BB folds. The SB now likes his hand!

Third round of betting: The button decides to raise to $12. The button likes his hand too!

Third round of betting: The SB decided to call the bet. Although he could still raise or fold.

Third round of drawing: Each player can now redraw any amount of cards. SB decides to stand pat (this means he is not redrawing any cards) the button player now thinks the hand he liked in the previous round isnt enough to win so he has decided to draw one card.

Forth & Final round of betting: The SB bets out $6

Forth & Final round of betting: The button calls $6

Showdown: The SB wins $63 with a Jack high badugi!

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