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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but popular poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once invisible game, has increased in popularity so quickly.

Omaha/8 begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. Another round of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, a further card is revealed on the turn. a further round of betting follows at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some entrants can get confused. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same notion in nearly every poker game.

A low hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at the start, after a few rounds you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of the game simply enough. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha hi-low provides an exciting range of wagering possibilities and because you have numerous players trying for the high, as well as a few battling for the low. If you prefer a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha/8.