Badugi

Yo dudes! Apart from a few satellites to the Sunday majors (came frustratingly close to getting into the Sunday Brawl on 'tilt, but just missed out) I have been learning a new game - Badugi!

I tried the play money tables on Stars, and after about 10 mins of playing and reading the rules I jumped into a real money 25/50c limit ring game. I worked out the rough odds of improving from a 3 card hand to a Badugi and just played tight. It went OK and I ended up making a few $ profit. I saw some pretty bad plays, basically people starting with bad hands and trying to draw out.  Not as bad as the $2 Badugi MTTs though, some of the people who play those don't even seem to have read the rules (standing pat on a 3 card hand with a free draw, and not betting/bluffing after the draw!?).  In my first tourney I came 14th / 88 for a measly $4, and in the next I came 3rd / 128 for $31. Not a bad ROI, shame it was so small stakes.

Life-wise I've had the last week and a half off work so I've been relaxing, enjoying my time with my baby son and wife, and visiting a ton a relatives.  All good fun.

Have a good Christmas.

Simon