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

Omaha/8 begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting follows where players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of players often get flustered. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must utilize exactly three cards on the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot could 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, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the identical concept in nearly all poker games.

A low hand is more complicated, but really free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the lowest being made up of 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 five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the entire pot.

It may seem difficult at the outset, after a few hands you will be able to pick up on the fundamental subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an amazing assortment of wagering choices and because you have several individuals shooting for the high, as well as several trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha 8 or better.