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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has increased in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A round of wagering follows where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. A further sequence of wagering ensues. Once all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting ensues at which point the river card is revealed. The players must attempt to make the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some players often get flustered. Contrasted to Hold’em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards from the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same notion in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no lower hand available, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complex initially, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the base nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have individuals betting for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha High-Low offers an overwhelming array of wagering possibilities and because you have many individuals shooting for the high, and several trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha 8 or better.