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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complex but well-loved poker games. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha/8 begins like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of betting follows in which players can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. Another round of wagering ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of wagering follows at which point the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many entrants often get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must use precisely 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

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

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

While it seems difficult at the start, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the fundamental nuances of play simply enough. Since you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming collection of wagering possibilities and seeing that you have several individuals battling for the high hand, as well as several battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi/lo.