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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has expanded in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering follows where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of betting happens. After all the players have in turn called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of wagering ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will have to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few entrants can get confused. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must utilize precisely three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the strongest hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same notion in just about all poker games.

A low hand is more difficult, but really opens up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at first, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have individuals wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha hi low provides an exciting array of betting options and owing to the fact that you have several players shooting for the high, as well as several trying for the low hand. If you like a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi low.