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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complex but favored poker games. It is a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once irrelevant variation, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues where players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further round of wagering ensues and then the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some players get confused. Contrasted to Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must use exactly 3 cards on the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. No more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The lower hand is more complex, but really opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low 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 worst possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the higher hand takes the whole pot.

While it seems complex at the start, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the fundamental subtleties of play easily enough. Since you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming assortment of wagering options and because you have numerous players trying for the high hand, along with a few trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha hi-low.