Joined: May '12
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So as I sit here trying to get motivated for what could very well be 5 hours plus of what is in my opinion the most pointless and dull poker variant around - Badugi, I'm wondering, does ANYONE actually like it?
I'm a fan of virtually all forms of poker, but just can not get into Badugi however hard I try. As I missed the Saturday round 2, I have no choice but to play this one tonight... but I'm not looking forward to it. TBF, winning the $300+ 1st place will make it all worth while....
Joined: May '08
Location: Lithuania
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well i have to agree with mysik- i prefer badugi over razz, actually badugi is a nice game, but i think it would be more popular if pl and nl badugi was introduces as well. fl games very often begin to bore after a while, also tbh i don't think they are beatable in the long run in lower limits due to the rake and poor players who make -ev decisions (even though this should be a +ev situation to you, but it's not- you have to play more hands to compensate the loss of calling stations who win lots of hands with no logic behind their actions, and more hands= more rake...
Joined: May '12
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I really like Razz myself - I feel it's very easy to make good decisions with so much information available.
With Badugi, the only info available is how many cards your opponent is discarding. I imagine though, that a substantial amount of players in this freeroll will be all but clueless on how to play... so I'm still pretty confident of doing well.
Joined: May '08
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i cant say razz is a bad game, but it's very one sided game, really hard to squeeze out any value if good players are at the table- that's why i prefer stud hi/lo, omaha hi/lo over razz. hi/lo games tend to offer more "relatively safe" profit opportunities imo...but hey i am a very stable player in all poker forms: i lose everywhere
Joined: May '12
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Well, they say consistency is key pochui
...so far so good btw, on the Badugi.
------------ 1st break... about half the field gone. I'm nearly double the average... all looking good.
On my table, there are 3 tight short stacks, one sitting out, and one loose big stack guy from Brazil. That's where all my chips are coming from - he's taking 'em off the tight guys, I'm taking 'em off him. Gonna be fun beating on a Brazilian guy, while watching England beat on Brazil in the football
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
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Not bad as a game. I play this one for fun when i have few minutes to relax and have a drink while surfing. Not a game that i would ever play with money Even though i have been paid a couple of times with it from freerolls.
Joined: Jan '11
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Posted by yout85: I really like Razz myself - I feel it's very easy to make good decisions with so much information available.
With Badugi, the only info available is how many cards your opponent is discarding. I imagine though, that a substantial amount of players in this freeroll will be all but clueless on how to play... so I'm still pretty confident of doing well.
I agree with you on this yout85 as I have always enjoyed RAZZ, but to be honest I haven't given Badugi that fair of a chance to decide how well I like it, but the few times I've played it really seems like RAZZ with a twist. I mean you need the lowest hand with all different suits. It did take awhile for RAZZ to grow on me and I figure the same with Badugi.
Joined: Sep '12
Location: Romania
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I really love badugi and i've played few times live with friends and i win almost all the times i like because you can play almost any 4 and win with K high or something like that i think someone must organise a mtt for all mobsters and play badugi if not for a million dollars even for fun
Joined: May '12
Location: Belgium
Age: 32 (M)
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The new trend is to play more open face chinese poker. Especially live, because I haven't seen it on online games. I have no idea what the rules of the games are. I've checked it out on wikipedia and it confused me because there is no 1 chinese poker in general, there are many variants in this game too... So I decided that when the time will come, I will learn it (when I'll ned it, if I'll need it...).
As for Badugi, I completely agree with you - boring game! It's like hold'em but with no betting rounds, no strategy, lot of luck,... just changing the cards and hoping to hit a pair minimum. Razz I tried out 2 years ago but I completely forgot how the game goes.
