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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has increased in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha/8 begins like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of betting ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. A further sequence of betting happens. After all the players have in turn called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of wagering happens and then the river card is revealed. The players will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players often get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must use exactly 3 cards on the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

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

A low hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the high hand takes the complete pot.

It may seem difficult at first, following a couple of hands you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of play easily enough. Since you have people wagering for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha 8 or better provides an exciting array of wagering possibilities and because you have many individuals battling for the high, as well as many trying for the low hand. If you love a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha hi/low.