Some poker friends and I have discussed re-raising an ace that completes in a steal when all we essentially have is an ace blocker in the hole. For example, suppose we have (4A)Q and we are the last card before the bring-in. When an ace completes he is often on a steal and our ace [...]
Badugi – Gifted Pot
Recently I played a hand of Badugi that really demonstrated the importance of playing all of your initial pat badugis in the same manner as not to give away the strength (or lack thereof) of your hand. I was on the button in a four handed $40/$80 mixed game with A25. I raised and both [...]
Ace to Five Triple Draw – Fruits of your labor
Recently I haven’t been running well and it’s easy to get discouraged and stop working on your game because you might think something along the lines of “What’s the point? Just going to run bad anyway.” But I recently played a hand of Ace to Five triple draw where I won the pot because I [...]
Mastering Badugi Part 1 – Introduction
Badugi is Korean for a black and white spotted dog and the goal of the game is to get a hand with all different “spots”. It is a triple draw lowball game where the players are each dealt four cards and the object of the game is to get the lowest hand possible with cards [...]
Limit Omaha High/Low Eight or Better Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Omaha High/Low Eight or Better (O8b) is a community card flop game where everyone is dealt four cards facedown instead of two and exactly two of their hole cards must be used to make a hand. The object of the game is to make the best high hand along with the [...]