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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once obscure game, has grown in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha/8 starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of betting ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. Another round of betting happens at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants will have to put together the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few entrants can get confused. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The low hand is more complex, but really 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 might be put together, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at the outset, following a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental nuances of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an exciting range of wagering possibilities and because you have numerous individuals battling for the high, as well as a few battling for the low. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha/8.