Badugi Glossary

Here is a glossary of commonly used phrases in Badugi Poker:

Badugi: A four card hand consisting of cards of four different cards and four different suits.

Big Blind: The larger of the two forced bets before any cards are dealt.

Capped: The maximum amount allowed be bet after which no further betting is allowed, on that particular round, e.g., in limit games', betting is capped at 4 units per person on each round.

Counterfeited: When one or more cards are rendered useless due to the nature of each game. E.g., if you hold A2 in Hold'em and the board reads A2454, then your 2 has been counterfeited due to the bigger board pair, making your final hand value AA445.

First-bet Round: The first round of betting in any poker game.

First Draw: The first round of discarding cards and taking new ones-only available in 'Draw' games.

Half Pot Limit: A game where the maximum a player can bet is that amount equal to half the total value of the current pot.

High Stake: The larger incremental bets allowed in the final 2 betting rounds of limit games.

Hold'em: A 7 card variation of poker where players make their best 5-card hand using their 2 hole cards and the 5 community cards.

Incremental Units: The amounts bet in limit games are incremental units. That is, you can only raise / increase the bet by one extra-specified unit.

Limit Game: A game with set incremental betting units.

Low Hand Wins: Games in which the object is to get the lowest possible hand, e.g., Ad2s3c4h in Badugi, or 23457 in Triple Draw.

Low Stake: The smaller incremental betting units used in the first two rounds of limit games.

Off Suit: Cards of different suits, e.g., 9h5s.

One-card Hand: A hand in Badugi with an overall value of only one card-due to counterfeiting. E.g., 4444

Pot Limit: A game where the maximum a player can bet is that amount equal to the total value of the current pot.

Psychology: The mind games and game theory involved in most variations of poker.

Rainbow: When cards are all different suits. E.g., a rainbow flop would be Ah3s4d

Reshuffle of Discards: In drawing games, where there are no cards left in the deck to draw all discards from previous rounds are reshuffled and re-dealt as necessary.

Rounds 1 and 2: The first two rounds of betting. This phrase is usually associated with limit games.

Second-Bet Round: The second round of betting. This phrase is usually associated with drawing games, e.g., Badugi.

Standing Pat: Choosing to draw no cards and instead to keep all the cards you currently hold.

Second-Draw Round: The second round of discarding cards and taking new ones-only available in 'Draw' games.

Showdown: When hands are shown down at the end of the final betting round and the winning hand is determined.

Side Pots: A separate pot that may develop if one or more players are all in but others still have chips left to bet with.

Small Blind: The smaller of the two forced bets before any cards are dealt.

Third-Bet Round: The third round of betting. This phrase is usually associated with drawing games, e.g., Badugi.

Third Draw: The final round of discarding cards and taking new ones-only available in 'Draw' games.

Three-Card Hand: A hand in Badugi with a final value of 3 cards due to one of your four cards being counterfeited by another, e.g., Ah3s4d4c-final value: Ah3s4d

Two-Card Hand: A hand in Badugi with a final value of 2 cards due to 2 of your four cards being counterfeited by 2 others, e.g., Ah3s4h45h-final value: Ah3s

Triple Draw: Variations of poker involving 3 chances to discard and draw new cards. Badugi is a triple-draw game.

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