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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 variations. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible game, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting ensues where players can bet, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. One more round of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. an additional round of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The players will need to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few players often get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to utilize precisely three cards from the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the very same approach in almost every poker game.

The lower hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems complex at the outset, after a couple of rounds you will be able to get the base subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha hi/low provides an overwhelming array of wagering choices and seeing that you have many players battling for the high, along with a few shooting for the low. If you prefer a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha hi-low.