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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complicated but favored poker variations. It is a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha/8 begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A round of wagering follows in which gamblers can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. One more sequence of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of betting happens and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers must attempt to put together the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a number of players often get flustered. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The low hand is more complex, but really opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the entire pot.

Although it seems complex at the outset, following a few hands you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of play easily enough. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming array of wagering options and seeing that you have several players shooting for the high, and several shooting for the low hand. If you love a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha/8.