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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once obscure game, has expanded in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha hi lo begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A round of betting ensues in which players can wager, check, or fold. 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, another card is flipped on the turn. an additional round of wagering happens and then the river card is revealed. The players will have to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where many entrants can get flustered. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to use precisely three cards from the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the strongest hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical notion in almost all poker games.

A lower hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.

Although it seems complex initially, after a couple of rounds you will be able to pick up on the basic subtleties of play simply enough. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better offers an exciting range of betting options and owing to the fact that you have several players trying for the high hand, and many battling for the low. If you love a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi low.