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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 well-loved poker variations. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. A further sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows and then the river card is revealed. The players will need to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a number of entrants get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to use exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the best hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the identical notion in almost every poker game.

A low hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.

Although it seems difficult at the start, after a few hands you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of play easily enough. Since you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an overwhelming collection of betting choices and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals shooting for the high hand, and many shooting for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha/8.