Badacey
A split-pot mixed game pairing Badugi with Ace-to-Five Triple Draw: the pot divides between the best four-card Badugi and the best five-card Ace-to-Five low hand.
Coming soon — not yet playable
Rules
Badacey is structured exactly like Badeucey, but pairs Badugi with Ace-to-Five lowball (also called California-style low) instead of Deuce-to-Seven. Each player receives five cards, with three draw rounds each followed by betting.
At showdown, half the pot goes to the best qualifying four-card Badugi (four different ranks, four different suits, aces low). The other half goes to the best five-card Ace-to-Five low hand — aces play low, straights and flushes are ignored entirely, with A-2-3-4-5 ("the wheel") as the best possible low.
As in Badeucey, a player may use different subsets of their five cards for each side, since the two hand types are evaluated independently, and a single player can scoop the entire pot by winning both sides.
Strategy notes: Because Ace-to-Five low is generally easier to make than Deuce-to-Seven low (straights/flushes are simply ignored rather than actively penalized), Badacey tends to produce slightly stronger average low hands than Badeucey, while the Badugi side plays identically between the two games.
Common house rules
No qualifier on either side
As in Badeucey, there is no minimum qualifying requirement for either side of the pot — the best available hand on each side wins that half regardless of strength.
Don't confuse with Badeucey
The only difference from Badeucey is the low-hand ranking used (Ace-to-Five here, versus Deuce-to-Seven in Badeucey) — confirm which one your table means, since the two names are easy to mix up.
Razzdugi as a stud-family alternative
Tables that enjoy Badacey's Badugi/low-hand combination but prefer a stud deal instead of draw may enjoy Razzdugi (also in this library), which pairs Badugi with Razz instead.
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