“Players are always looking for something new. Badugi Poker is a game that requires a great deal of skill. Sometimes it is not immediately obvious that a player has a strong hand in Badugi”, says Steve Cook from Tribeca Tables. “There’s no doubt it is going to create a great deal of interest on the net. We are always keen to offer a variety of new games to poker players, whether pros or just starting out. Because a lot of players will be new to Badugi, it is going to offer a level playing field. Everyone will have a chance!”

Badugi Poker is very popular in the Far East, particularly in South Korea. It is also gaining ground in the US, where some Californian based casinos hold live Badugi tournaments. It is a very fascinating game; but the origins of Badugi are still a bit of a mystery. It is said that it was invented in Korea and for many years it was known as Paduki in both single-draw and triple-draw versions. In key US cities predominantly where there are large Korean communities, Badugi has been the past-time for decades. However it is now spreading main-stream and with accessibility of online poker rooms, Badugi is set to be the next big thing in poker!

Poker legend Doyle Brunson, who endorses one of Tribeca’s leading poker rooms said, “Badugi is the game of the future. It is more interesting and complex than most poker games and I enjoy it very much. We’re very excited to be launching Badugi at www.Doylesroom.com”.

Mike Caro, known as ‘The Mad Genius of Poker’ added, “The first time I played Badugi, my pulse was racing and that's unusual for me. This poker game is aggravating, exciting, exasperating, and exhilarating. And then you play the next 10 minutes! You get four cards and you draw three times. You don't want high ranks. You don't want pairs. You don't want matching suits. That's it! That's all there is to Badugi, other than the intrigue that accompanies that simple, devious set of rules”.

So what is Badugi? First, get your lips round the correct pronunciation! “Bu-doo-gee”. Unlike Hold’em, Badugi is a triple draw lowball variety of poker. Each player is dealt 4 cards and they must make their lowest possible hand over 3 draws. It is a lowball game where Ace is low and therefore the best possible hand is A234 in all different suits. Badugi will be available as a limit game, a pot limit game and a half pot limit game and will have full variety of stakes from play games to $1/$2 games. In a limit game each round of betting can only be up to a maximum of 4 incremental bets. If you play pot limit or half pot limit the betting structures will vary and you will be able to bet larger amounts per round. You can find out more about Badugi from: http://www.tribecatables.com/badugi.html

As the technology provider behind over 100 poker rooms, Tribeca’s list of impressive brands include Paddy Power, Blue Square, Victor Chandler, Golden Palace, Doyles Room, G-Fed Games, and many more.

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