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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complex but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has expanded in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha hi low starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering follows in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. One more round of betting happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting happens and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers will have to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a few players get baffled. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must use precisely three cards on the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may 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, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same notion in nearly all poker games.

The lower hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.

Although it seems complicated initially, after a couple of hands you will be able to get the fundamental nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing array of betting possibilities and seeing that you have many individuals shooting for the high hand, along with several shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha hi/lo.