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

Omaha/8 starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A round of wagering follows where gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting happens at which point the river card is flipped. The players must attempt to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few entrants get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to use exactly three cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same notion in almost all poker games.

A low hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Since 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 below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no lower hand available, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complicated initially, following a few hands you will be able to get the base nuances of play with ease. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming range of wagering choices and seeing that you have several individuals battling for the high hand, and many trying for the low. If you like a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha 8 or better.