Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible game, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha hi low starts like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A round of betting ensues where players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering happens. Once all the players have in turn called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further round of wagering happens and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards from the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same approach in nearly all poker games.

The low hand is more complicated, but really free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem complicated at the outset, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental nuances of the game easily enough. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an amazing collection of betting choices and seeing that you have many individuals trying for the high hand, along with several shooting for the low hand. If you love a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha hi/lo.