Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A sequence of betting ensues in which gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is called the flop. Another sequence of wagering happens. After all the players have either called or dropped out, a further card is revealed on the turn. a further round of wagering ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few players can get flustered. Contrasted to Hold’em, 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 precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may 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 every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same concept in just about every poker game.

The low hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be put together, 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 possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem difficult at the start, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental nuances of the game simply enough. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha hi/low offers an exciting collection of wagering choices and because you have many players shooting for the high hand, along with many trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to participate in Omaha hi low.