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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most difficult but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once irrelevant game, has grown in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A round of betting ensues in which gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting follows and then the river card is flipped. The players will need to make the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many players often get flustered. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to use exactly three cards from 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 can be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical notion in nearly all poker games.

The lower hand is more complicated, but really free’s 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 put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.

While it seems difficult initially, following a couple of hands you will be able to get the base subtleties of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha hi lo offers an exciting collection of wagering choices and seeing that you have many individuals shooting for the high hand, and several shooting for the low. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.