Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It is a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once obscure game, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha Hi-Lo starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A round of betting follows where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows 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 a few entrants can get baffled. Contrasted to Holdem, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player has to use precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. No more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The lower hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand available, the higher hand wins the entire pot.

It may seem complex at the start, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of the game with ease. 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 offers an amazing range of betting options and because you have numerous players trying for the high, and many shooting for the low. If you love a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha Hi-Lo.