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Bodigiha poker rules

5 Cards / Badugi + Omaha

Hole cards
5
Board
1 community board
Betting
Pot-Limit
Players
2-6 players
Pot
Split pot
Family
Draw and split-pot games

What is Bodigiha?

Bodigiha is Dramaha's lowball sibling: five private cards, a community board, and one draw of up to two cards after flop betting.

At showdown half of each pot goes to the best Badugi made from your final hole cards, the lowest four cards with all different ranks and suits with the Ace low, and half to the best Omaha hand using exactly two hole cards and three board cards.

Pot-Limit, 2-6 players; the only SophiesPick game that pairs Badugi with a community board.

Starting cards

5 private cards. 2-6 players.

How to play

  1. Preflop betting, then deal the flop.
  2. Flop betting, then the DRAW PHASE.
  3. Discard 0, 1, or 2 cards (maximum 2) and receive replacements. Choosing 0 means standing pat.
  4. Deal the turn, then turn betting.
  5. Deal the river, then river betting and showdown.

Badugi

Build the best Badugi from different ranks AND different suits. Ace is LOW. The best is A-2-3-4 with four different suits.

A 4-card Badugi beats any 3-card hand; 3 cards beat 2, and 2 beat 1. For equal card counts, lower is better, comparing highest cards first.

Showdown / pot distribution

50% of each eligible pot goes to Badugi, using your final hole cards. 50% goes to Omaha: EXACTLY 2 hole cards + EXACTLY 3 board cards. Win one half or scoop both.

Badugi and Bodiga

The in-game hand ranking panel labels the low half "Bodiga Low". It is the same Badugi evaluation described on this page: lowest four-card hand with all different ranks and suits, Ace low.

Hand rankings in Bodigiha

Omaha High

  1. Royal Flush
  2. Straight Flush
  3. Four of a Kind
  4. Full House
  5. Flush
  6. Straight
  7. Three of a Kind
  8. Two Pair
  9. One Pair
  10. High Card

Royal Flush is the highest possible Ace-high Straight Flush.

Use exactly 2 hole cards + exactly 3 board cards.

Bodiga Low

Best Bodiga hand: A-2-3-4 with four different suits. Aim for the lowest four-card hand from your hole cards; every card must have a different rank AND suit. Ace plays low.

Four qualifying cards beat any three-card hand; three beat two, and two beat one. With equal card counts, compare highest cards first, then the next-highest; lower wins. Suits never break ties.

Common mistakes

  • Drawing more than two cards: the single draw allows 0, 1 or 2 discards.
  • Counting a paired or same-suit card toward the Badugi: every card in a Badugi must differ in both rank and suit, and a four-card Badugi beats any three-card hand.
  • Using one or three hole cards for the Omaha half: it needs exactly two hole cards plus exactly three board cards.
  • Treating the Ace as high in the Badugi half: it plays low, and A-2-3-4 in four suits is the best possible hand.
  • Dramaha

    Dramaha splits between Five-Card Draw high and Omaha high; Bodigiha replaces the draw-high half with Badugi.

  • Badacey

    Badacey has no board, three draws and splits between Ace-to-Five low and Badugi; Bodigiha has a board, one draw and splits between Badugi and Omaha high.

See how Bodigiha lines up against every other game in the poker variants comparison table.

Bodigiha FAQ

How does the Badugi half of Bodigiha work?

Build the best Badugi from your final hole cards: different ranks and different suits, Ace low. A four-card Badugi beats any three-card hand; three beat two, two beat one. With equal card counts, the lower hand wins, comparing highest cards first.

How many cards can you draw in Bodigiha?

Zero, one or two, once, after flop betting. Zero means standing pat.

How is the Bodigiha pot split?

50% to the best Badugi from your final hole cards and 50% to the best Omaha hand using exactly two hole cards plus exactly three board cards. One player can scoop both.