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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once irrelevant variation, has expanded in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better begins like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A round of wagering ensues where players can bet, check, or drop out. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will need to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a few players get flustered. Unlike Holdem, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must use precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the strongest hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same approach in nearly every poker game.

The low hand is more complex, but certainly free’s 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 put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.

While it seems complicated at first, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of play simply enough. Since you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an amazing range of betting options and owing to the fact that you have several players battling for the high, along with a few shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha/8.