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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complicated but favored poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once irrelevant variation, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha hi-low starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A round of betting ensues where gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further sequence of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of betting follows at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of players can get confused. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize exactly three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the strongest hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the same notion in nearly every poker game.

The low hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest value 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 eight and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complex at the outset, following a few rounds you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of play easily enough. Seeing as you have individuals betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an exciting collection of betting choices and owing to the fact that you have several players trying for the high, as well as many trying for the low. If you prefer a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha hi lo.