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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting ensues. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of wagering follows at which point the river card is revealed. The entrants will need to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players get confused. Unlike Hold’em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must utilize precisely three cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the strongest hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same approach in almost all poker games.

A lower hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems difficult at the outset, following a few hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the base nuances of play with ease. Since you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing range of betting possibilities and seeing that you have numerous players trying for the high, along with many trying for the low. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is worth your time to participate in Omaha 8 or better.