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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but favored poker variations. 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 increased in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha hi lo starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of betting ensues in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. Another round of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to make the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some entrants get flustered. Unlike Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must utilize 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 may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly 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 is the identical concept in almost every poker game.

The lower hand is more complicated, but really opens up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the higher hand wins the complete pot.

Although it seems complicated at first, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental subtleties 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/8 provides an exciting collection of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have numerous players trying for the high hand, and a few shooting for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.