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Holdem Badugi
Holdem Badugi is a draw poker variant with community cards and open discarded cards invented by Guillaume Bolduc in 2009, combining the concept of Holdem community cards with the Badugi rankings. It can be played as limit, pot limit and no-limit.

Objective
As in all forms of poker, the players compete for the money in the pot. The game is divided by a series of small contests called hands or deals, at which point each player decides to either fold, check, call or bet. The objective of winning players is not winning every single hand, but rather maximizing profit using mathematically correct decisions.

Play of the hand
As in Holdem, the two players on the left of the dealer put in compulsery bets called the small blind and the big blind. Each player is then distributed two cards, face down, and a round of betting begins in a manner identical to Holdem, starting with the person on the left of the big blind. At this point, players can fold, call, or raise. Folded cards are discarded face down.

Once the first round of betting has ended, two community cards are dealt, called the flop. Once the flop is dealt, players can in turn discard a one of their pocket cards in exchange for a new card (Called a "draw) or stay pat (Meaning they choose to keep the two initial cards they were holding), starting from the player at the left of the dealer. When a card is discarded, it is open (Face up) for everyone to see. A second round of betting begins after the first draw. At this point, players can check until someone bets.

After the second round of betting, a third community card is dealt, called the turn. Once again, everyone can draw one card and the discarded card is, and a third round of betting