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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult 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 chief reason why a once obscure game, has increased in popularity so quickly.

Omaha/8 starts exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A round of betting ensues in which players can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have either 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 players will need to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants often get baffled. Contrasted to Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must utilize precisely three cards on 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 might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

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

A low hand is more difficult, but really opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the weakest hand that might be made, with the lowest being 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 low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no low hand available, the high hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have individuals betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming range of betting possibilities and seeing that you have many players trying for the high, as well as several battling for the low. If you prefer a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha 8 or better.