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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 favored poker games. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure game, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A round of wagering ensues where players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of betting happens. After all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants get flustered. Unlike Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to use exactly three cards on the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just 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, etc. It is the identical notion in just about all poker games.

A lower hand is more complex, but certainly free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that can be put together, 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 lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem complex at the outset, after a few rounds you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of play easily enough. Since you have individuals betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an amazing collection of wagering options and owing to the fact that you have several individuals shooting for the high hand, along with several trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.