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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but favored poker games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of betting follows where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is called the flop. One more round of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering happens and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will need to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many entrants can get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize 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 2 ways a pot could be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just 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.

A lower hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem difficult initially, following a few rounds you will be able to pick up on the base subtleties of the game easily enough. Since you have people wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming assortment of wagering options and owing to the fact that you have several individuals shooting for the high, as well as several battling for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha/8.