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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible game, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A round of betting follows where players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further round of wagering follows at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a number of players often get baffled. Unlike Hold’em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to use precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the strongest hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the identical notion in just about all poker games.

The lower hand is more complex, but certainly free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the worst 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 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the entire pot.

Although it seems difficult at first, following a couple of hands you will be able to get the basic subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha 8 or better provides an exciting collection of betting options and because you have numerous players battling for the high, along with several trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha High-Low.