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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most complex but popular poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once irrelevant variation, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of betting follows in which players can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. Another round of wagering ensues. Once all the players have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. a further round of wagering ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a few entrants can get flustered. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same 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 could be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems complex initially, after a few hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of the game simply enough. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing assortment of wagering options and seeing that you have many individuals battling for the high hand, and a few shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha 8 or better.