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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most difficult but popular poker games. It is a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha/8 begins like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A round of betting follows where players can bet, check, or fold. Three 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 dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to make the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some players often get baffled. Unlike Holdem, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize precisely three cards on the board, and precisely two hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the identical notion in nearly all poker games.

A lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the lowest being made up of 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 lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem complex at first, after a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental subtleties of play easily enough. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing array of betting choices and owing to the fact that you have several players shooting for the high, as well as several shooting for the low. If you love a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha 8 or better.