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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complicated but favored poker variations. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure game, has increased in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of wagering follows where players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. Another round of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is revealed on the turn. Another sequence of wagering follows and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers will have to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where many entrants can get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize exactly three cards on the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

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

A lower hand is more complicated, but really free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand available, the higher hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem difficult initially, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play easily enough. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at the same time, Omaha High-Low provides an amazing collection of betting options and because you have several individuals shooting for the high hand, along with several trying for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi/low.