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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker variations. It’s a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has expanded in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha hi/lo starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of betting ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further sequence of wagering ensues. Once all the players have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a number of entrants can get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must utilize exactly three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower 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 almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could 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 low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the complete pot.

It may seem complicated initially, following a few hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 provides an amazing collection of wagering choices and because you have numerous individuals battling for the high, as well as many trying for the low. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha 8 or better.