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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’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering follows where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further round of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to put together the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants get flustered. Unlike Hold’em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must utilize precisely three cards from the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the very same notion in nearly 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 might be put together, with the lowest value being 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 five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no lower hand available, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem difficult at the start, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of the game with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha hi low offers an exciting range of betting choices and because you have many individuals trying for the high, along with a few shooting for the low hand. If you prefer a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha/8.