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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but well-loved poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A round of betting follows in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further round of betting happens. Once all the players have in turn called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of wagering happens at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few players get baffled. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to utilize precisely three cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

A lower hand is more complicated, but really opens up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the complete pot.

While it seems difficult at the start, following a few hands you will be agile enough to get the fundamental subtleties of play with ease. Since you have individuals betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming collection of betting options and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals shooting for the high, and many battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.