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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complex but popular poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has increased in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A round of wagering follows where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting follows and then the river card is flipped. The players will need to put together the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some players often get baffled. Unlike Hold’em, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must use exactly three cards from the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the best possible hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical approach in just about all poker games.

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

Although it seems complicated at first, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of the game with ease. Since you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha hi/low offers an amazing collection of wagering options and because you have many players battling for the high, along with a few shooting for the low. If you prefer a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha 8 or better.