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If the two games were fused together somehow, would you want to find out?

Here's how it might look.

Everything pre-flop would be played like Hold'em. Then after the flop, more hole cards would make the rest of the hand like Omaha.

Suddenly, leaning on your Hold'em experience, you might start thinking it would be a good idea to win pots pre-flop. You know, before things got all Omaha-ey and complicated later on.

Or, if Omaha was your game, maybe waiting it out would be the better strategy?

None of which might count as the most urgent question you have about your poker game. You might even think this kind of thing wasn't for you.

But if you are even a little bit curious, you might like a new game coming to PokerStars from tomorrow.

It's called Fusion Poker

Fusion is a new game that blends together Hold'em and Omaha.

Fusion is the brand new game coming to PokerStars. Alternative names of 'Holdaha' and 'Omahem' were quickly dismissed.

You start with two hole cards, and a game that looks a lot like Hold'em. The betting doesn't change, and the action continues in the same way.

But after the flop, if you're still in the hand, you are dealt another hole card face-down.

Then a fourth hole card after the turn.

With four hole-cards you now make the best five card hand - using two cards from your hand and three from the board. Just like a normal Omaha game.

(That doesn't sound very 'normal')

Of course, by now there's nothing normal about it. If you've got this far in the hand there's a good chance you have undergone a renaissance of critical poker thinking.

Every street adds a layer of super-charged theory. Every new hole card multiplies the possibilities.

Who knows, it might be so complex that bluffing becomes the only rational option left open to you.

Or, you might just push your knowledge of poker further than you thought possible (or thought necessary).

After the flop is dealt, players still in the hand receive a third hole card face down

A new way to look at the game

Played as a pot-limit cash game, Fusion is the latest creation of our innovation team.

Fusion is not permanent. It's not designed to replace the games you regularly play.

But it offers experienced poker players like you a break from your regular games.

Or, just a curious new direction from which to play around with poker strategy.

We admit that from the side-lines it looks tough. But then just like with any other game, we expect someone will come along and crack it.

Would you make a good Fusion player?

If you're curious, and want to give Fusion a try, you can find games in the PokerStars Lobby.

And while it takes knowledge of both Hold'em and Omaha, you don't need to be an expert to play.

Stakes start as low as $0.02/$0.05. So, you can turn it into an exercise of 'which game am I worse at?' if you prefer, without it costing you very much.

Either way you can try it, and find out, from tomorrow.

The end of a Fusion hand plays out like an Omaha hand, with each player still in the hand making the best five card hand using three community cards and two hole cards

'We want to give our players games that they have never played before and bring a unique offering to the table,' said Severin Rasset, Director of Poker Innovation and Operations.

'Fusion mixes two well-loved formats together giving an exciting twist to the game. We eagerly await player feedback and look forward to seeing everyone joining the tables, and giving Fusion a try.'

So, if you would like to find out whether being a good Hold'em player, or a good Omaha player, makes you a good Fusion one, head over to the PokerStars Lobby.

Give Fusion a try, and send your comments to us on Twitter: @PokerStars, or by email at: ideas@pokerstars.com.

Rules & Strategy for Badugi & Badeucy Poker

Badugi is a draw game gaining popularity in the poker world these days and for good reason - it's a very fun, action-packed poker game.

Although it shares many aspects of its structure with other draw games, such as 2-7 Triple-Draw Lowball, Badugi uses an entirely distinct system for evaluating the winning hand.

A hand in Badugi is aptly named 'a Badugi.'

What is Badugi?

The origin of the card game Badugi is somewhat undetermined although many people have noted the similarity to the South Korean word 'baduk,' which means 'black and white pattern' - similar to what you might find in the game Go.

In North America it was reportedly played as 'Offsuit Lowball' in the 1980s in Winnipeg and a comparable high-low game was played in Toronto.

In Vegas some say it originated with poker pro Paul 'Eskimo' Clark, who reportedly brought the game back with him from his military service in Vietnam. These reports are unconfirmed, though.

How to Play Badugi

1. Badugi is a 'blind game,' meaning the player to the left of the dealer puts in the small blind and the player to the left of the small blind puts in the big blind.
2. Starting with the player on the left of the dealer and moving clockwise around the table, every player is dealt four cards facedown, one card at a time.
3. Once all players have their four cards the first betting round starts with the player to the left of the big blind.
4. Once the betting round has completed the players enter the first drawing round.
5. Starting with the player on the dealer's left the player announces how many cards he would like to throw away from his hand and receives new ones in return.
6. The dealer deals all of the cards to that player at once and moves on to the next player.
7. A player can choose to throw away no cards, keeping their hand intact. This is known as standing pat or rapping pat.
8. Once all players have received their new cards the second betting round begins, starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
9. This pattern repeats until either:
   • Only one player is left, the rest having folded.
   • The players have completed the betting round after the third drawing round.

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Badugi Hand Rankings

Once all betting is complete the best Badugi wins the pot.

1. A Badugi must be made up of the lowest one to four cards from a player's hand.
2. Hands are counted from the highest card down; the value of the hand is based on how low the highest cards in the hand are.
3. Aces are low.
4. All cards used must be of different suits and ranks.
5. Any four-card Badugi beats any three-card Badugi.
6. A two-card Badugi is beaten by any three- or four-card Badugi.

How to Read Badugi Hands

• A♥2♣3♦4♠ - This is the best possible Badugi, known as a 'four-card 4.'
• A♥2♣3♦3♣ - Since you cannot have a pair this hand can't use the second three, making the hand a 'three-card 3.' This hand would lose to any four-card Badugi.
• 2♣3♣7♥9♠ - This is a three-card 9. Since the 3♠ is of the same suit as the 2♣, the higher of the two cards cannot be used.
• A♥2♣3♦10♠ versus 4♥6♦7♣9♠. The second hand wins with a four-card 9 beating the four-card 10.

Any two players holding the same hand split the pot. Once the player with the winning hand has received the pot, the player who was to the left of the dealer becomes the new dealer for the next hand.

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The best way to get a proper handle on how to play Badugi poker (and how to play it well) is to play some actual Badgui hands, either live or online.

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How to Play Badeucy Poker

Two poker games that have exploded in popularity over the last couple of years are Badugi (as explained above) and 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball. Both are draw poker variants and tend to produce a lot of action.

Somewhere along the line someone also decided to make a split pot game by combining the two games. Badeucy was born.

Aces Are Bad

As a quick refresher: In 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball you're looking to make the lowest five-card hand. Straights and flushes hurt your hand and an ace is always high.

In Badugi you're looking for a four-card hand with one of each suit. This is called a Badugi. If more than one player has a Badugi, the lowest hand wins.

Normally the lowest Badugi is A-2-3-4. However, in Badeucy, aces are also high for the Badugi hand. This makes the best Badugi hand 2-3-4-5.Most Badeucy games run six-handed.

In Badeucy the goal is to scoop the full pot by taking half with the best 2-7 hand and the other half with the best Badugi.

Playing Badeucy

Most Badeucy games are played six-handed and fixed-limit betting is generally used. A button will determine the dealer position and the two players to the left of the dealer post the small and big blinds.

Once blinds are posted each player is dealt five cards. After a round of betting the remaining players may exchange cards or stand pat.

Players can exchange up to five cards, but this is not typical.

There are three draws in Badeucy with a round of betting after each round. Betting on the deal and after the first draw is in the small bet amount, or the size of the big blind.

Betting on the second and third draw is done in the big bet amount, typically double the big blind. After the third draw and final round of betting the remaining players go to showdown.

The player with the best 2-7 lowball hand wins half the pot and the player with the best Badugi hand wins the other half. In the event the same player wins both hands, he or she scoops the pot.Play Badeucy Now!

Basic Badeucy Strategy Tips

Like most split-pot games you want to focus on starting hands that give you the best possibility to scoop.

First, stay away from higher Badugis when possible. Since everyone is getting five cards instead of four the odds of improving to a lower Badugi increases.

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For starting hands try and focus on playing hands requiring just two cards to complete a hand. Preferably you want at least three suits to start with. That way you have three draws to your Badugi and you can focus on your 2-7 hand.

Pump Your One-Way Hands

Unlike Stud 8 or Omaha 8 this is one game where you want to pump your one-way hands.

Let's say you get dealt 2s-3s-4s-5h-7d. You have the nut 2-7 hand but no badugi. In this case, don't worry about the other half and try and pump the pot.

Odds are that you will have multi-way action to the end and win half of a nice pot. Yes, there is a chance you could get quartered by someone else hitting the same 2-7 hand.

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However the odds of that happening are not the same as in Omaha Hi-Lo. If there is a lot of action in a pot after the first draw and you have to draw more than one card it might be time to abandon the hand.

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Unless your game is very loose a lot of action after the draw is usually being driven by one or more players with at least half a made hand. These players are freerolling and pumping the pot. You're drawing and should wait for a better spot.

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