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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once invisible game, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha/8 begins like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to every player. A round of wagering ensues in which gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. Another sequence of betting happens. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, another card is flipped on the turn. an additional round of wagering follows at which point the river card is revealed. The entrants will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many players get baffled. Contrasted to Holdem, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The lower hand is more complicated, but really opens up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand wins the entire pot.

While it seems complicated at first, after a couple of rounds you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of the game with ease. Since you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 offers an overwhelming range of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have numerous players battling for the high, and many shooting for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha/8.