Badugi

Korean draw lowball poker — best four-card hand with all four cards different suits and different ranks.

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What is Badugi?

Badugi is a four-card draw lowball poker variant that originated in South Korea in the late 20th century and spread to Western online cardrooms in the 2000s. Each player receives four cards and has three draws to make the lowest possible 'badugi' — a hand with four cards of four different suits and four different ranks. The best possible hand is A-2-3-4 rainbow.

Quick facts

Category

Card Games

Type

Individual

Players

2–8

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇰🇷 South Korea

Estimated origin

Late 20th-century South Korea (word derives from Korean 'baduk')

Olympic

No

Popularity

niche

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified