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

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is known as the flop. One more round of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting follows at which point the river card is revealed. The entrants will need to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of players can get confused. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must utilize precisely 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical notion in nearly all poker games.

A 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 weakest hand that might be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because 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 eight and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complicated at first, following a few hands you will be able to pick up on the base subtleties of the game simply enough. Since you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better offers an exciting assortment of wagering possibilities and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals battling for the high, as well as a few shooting for the low. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha/8.