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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complex but well-loved poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has increased in popularity so amazingly.
Omaha/8 starts exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of wagering ensues at which point the river card is revealed. The gamblers will need to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a number of entrants can get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must use exactly 3 cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the best possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the same approach in nearly all poker games.
A low hand is more complex, but certainly opens up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst 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 does the high hand. When there is no lower hand available, the high hand takes the whole pot.
It may seem complicated at the start, following a couple of hands you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha hi/low provides an exciting range of wagering possibilities and because you have numerous individuals trying for the high hand, along with several trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi/lo.
