Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has grown in popularity so quickly.
Omaha hi low begins like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is revealed on the turn. Another sequence of wagering follows and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a few entrants get confused. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must use precisely three cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the best possible hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the same notion in almost all poker games.
A low hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that can be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The low hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the complete pot.
It may seem difficult at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the fundamental nuances of play with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better provides an exciting range of wagering possibilities and because you have several players battling for the high, along with a few trying for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha 8 or better.
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