Badugi???...not for me!

[Dodger]

Many sites are now opening Badugi games...a crazy type of poker where you get 4 cards, 3 chances to swap some and the lowest hand wins. Tried play for fun but this was a waste of time as everybody ended all in at the start. Dabbled with the lowest stakes tables for a couple of hours and just couldn't work out any decent strategy. The game seems to lack the skill element and there are, as yet, a shortage of strategy tips on the net. Anybody who likes the game and knows how to play well, please post up some advice...some are saying this will replace texas as the most played game...I hope not!

[stereoman]

Re: Badugi???...not for me! Doubt it, very, very, VERY much. If razz and low-ball aren't popular, neither will this truncated four-card version. I don't see people buying DVDs of tournaments/instructional videos, watching it on TV or reading strategy books in quite the same manner.