What is Badugi Poker? Badugi is a four-card lowball poker variant where players must make the best "badugi" - four cards 🍏 with no duplicates in rank or suit. More commonly found in cash games, it is on rotation for high-stakes mixed games 🍏 and is part of other mixed-game variants like badeucy and badacy. It is believed that badugi originated in Canada during the 🍏 1980s under the name 'Off Suit Lowball'. The name allegedly comes from the Korean word baduk or badug which refers to 🍏 a black and white pattern, with badugi a common name for a black and white spotted dog. The board game 🍏 Go was called baduk in Korean |