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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complex but well-loved poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible game, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which players can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is revealed. The gamblers must attempt to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants can get confused. Contrasted to Holdem, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the best possible hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the very same notion in just about every poker game.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.

While it seems difficult at the outset, after a few hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of the game easily enough. Since you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha hi low provides an exciting range of wagering choices and seeing that you have many players battling for the high, and several trying for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.