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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complicated but favored poker games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once obscure variation, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha/8 starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting follows and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will have to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where many players get confused. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize exactly three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It’s the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the same concept in just about every poker game.

A low hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest being 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 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower 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 complicated at the start, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming collection of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have several individuals battling for the high hand, along with a few trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha High-Low.