The game is played with four betting rounds and three opportunities to draw cards. The object is to end up with the four lowest cards of different suits and different ranks. Badugi hands are composed of only four cards. Play continues as usual, but now only for the high point total.īadugi is a Korean card game that has spread around the world. That player is immediately awarded half the pot at that point. Optional Rule: A player who 'Spews' all his hole cards is not eliminated but is credited with zero points, which would be the nut low. With 7 or 8 players the game can be further modified to each player receiving 4 hole cards, drawing up to 2 cards and utilizing only 4 “spew” cards. The pot is split between the highest point total and lowest point total. Any player going for both must win both or loses everything. Lastly, each player declares their hand to be highest point total, lowest point total or both highest and lowest. If a player loses all of his hole cards he is eliminated from the game. This process is repeated for an additional 4 “spew” cards with a round of betting after each. Any player holding that ranked card must immediately discard (“spew”) it face up in front of them.

These cards are eliminated from players hands. After that there is an opportunity for each player to discard and draw up to 3 cards (if six players limit the draw to 2 cards), followed by a second round of betting.Īfter 2nd betting round the dealer turns a card from the top of the deck face up on the table. Aces may be valued at 1 or 11 points per the player's choice.īegin by dealing each player 5 cards followed by a round of betting. Cards are valued as follows: Deuces through tens are valued as their rank.

The objective of Spew is to have the highest or lowest points total at showdown.

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