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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complicated but favored poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once irrelevant game, has grown in popularity so amazingly.
Omaha 8 or better starts exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are given out to every player. A round of wagering ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. Another round of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of betting happens at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a few players often get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must utilize exactly three cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is exactly 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 very same approach in almost every poker game.
A lower hand is more complex, but really free’s up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that 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 eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the complete pot.
It may seem difficult at the outset, after a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic nuances of play with ease. Since you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 provides an exciting range of wagering choices and because you have several individuals trying for the high hand, along with many trying for the low. If you love a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.
