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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’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible game, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A round of betting follows in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. A further sequence of betting ensues. After all the players have in turn called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers must attempt to make the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of entrants often get flustered. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to use precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same approach in nearly every poker game.

A lower hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no lower hand available, the high hand wins the complete pot.

It may seem difficult initially, after a couple of rounds you will be able to pick up on the base nuances of the game simply enough. Since you have individuals betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 provides an exciting assortment of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have many individuals battling for the high hand, and several battling for the low. If you like a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha/8.