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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha hi/low starts like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A round of betting ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. Another round of betting happens. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering follows and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will have to put together the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many entrants get confused. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to use precisely three cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

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

The lower hand is more complex, but really free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand takes the complete pot.

It may seem difficult at first, after a couple of rounds you will be able to get the base nuances of the game with ease. Since you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 offers an exciting collection of wagering possibilities and because you have numerous players trying for the high, and several trying for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha hi/lo.