Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker variations. It is a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further round of wagering happens. Once all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many entrants often get confused. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to use exactly three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the same concept in almost every poker game.

The low hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that might be made, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complicated at the outset, following a few rounds you will be agile enough to get the fundamental subtleties of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 provides an exciting collection of betting choices and seeing that you have numerous individuals trying for the high, as well as a few trying for the low. If you love a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha/8.