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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 variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.
Omaha/8 starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more round of betting happens. Once all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering follows at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a few players can get confused. Contrasted to Hold’em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must use exactly 3 cards on the board, and exactly two hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "low 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, etc. It’s the very same approach in just about all poker games.
The low hand is more complex, but really opens up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the high hand takes the complete pot.
Although it seems complicated at the outset, following a few hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the base subtleties of the game with ease. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha hi-low offers an overwhelming range of wagering possibilities and seeing that you have numerous players trying for the high, and several shooting for the low. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.