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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It’s a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once obscure variation, has expanded in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha/8 starts like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are given out to each player. A sequence of betting ensues where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more round of wagering happens. After all the players have either called or dropped out, another card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering follows and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of players can get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the same concept in nearly every poker game.

The low hand is more complicated, but really free’s up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the high hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem complex at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of the game with ease. Since you have individuals betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an amazing assortment of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have many players trying for the high, along with many trying for the low hand. If you love a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi/lo.