Badugi making inroads in the global gaming community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) December 9, 2011 --

Regardless of whether you call it Badugi or Paduki, this Asian variation of poker is making inroads on internet poker sites. Badugi is one of the newer games to hit the live and online poker scene. Badugi is first and foremost an Asian game and is a variation of the game of draw poker. This game of Badugi is now gaining popularity amongst online gamers around the globe because of the distinction it brings to the game of poker. In the game of badugi the hand ranking is different as compared to other poker games. Badugi is similar to lowball, where players try to get the four lowest cards possible, all of different suits. An actual Badugi is a low hand comprising four different suits. Straights don't matter but multiple suits count against you.

Badugi is a not a very old game, it has been around since somewhere around 1960. However, the game has become hugely popular in the last couple of years or so, and now many seasoned poker players and even amateurs are taking to playing badugi professionally. This trend is being witnessed all over the globe, but more so in the United States.

Initially When Badugi poker hit the Las Vegas poker scene it was mostly played at high limits, it is customarily considered to be a real gamblers game which at the time was really enticing to the high stakes players on the strip. However most experienced poker players have stated that that there is a lot of Skill involved in Badugi.
Before you start playing poker or badugi it is important that you learn about these games. There are plenty of online websites that give you a comprehensive tutorial about both these games. The best websites are those that not only give you the theoretical knowledge about these games but also show you audios and videos that further hone your skill. There are, in fact, many online casinos that allow you to play both these games without investing money so that you learn the games better and enter the big league.

About the Author: Fredrick Lee, an alumnus of Tsinghua University in Shanghai, is a columnist with more than a few years of news coverage under his belt. Based in Macau, and having worked for several dailies, he is now a self-employed journalist and specializes in covering news with regard to casinos, both live and online.
About Cybertech: Based Hong Kong, Cybertech International is a front running online gaming company involved with online poker and casino software development and is also a provider of support services for the same. One of Asia’s foremost companies in online poker and casino gaming, it has only just undergone a massive expansion phase, bringing two online gaming companies, based in Russia and India into the Cybertech fold.

Online badugi     online casino     online gaming software     online poker