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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker variations. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which gamblers can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering ensues. Once all the players have either called or folded, a further card is revealed on the turn. a further round of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The players will have to put together the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must use precisely 3 cards from the board, and precisely two hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The low hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the higher hand takes the complete pot.

Although it seems complicated at the outset, after a couple of rounds you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of the game with ease. Since you have individuals wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming collection of betting choices and owing to the fact that you have several individuals battling for the high, and several trying for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha 8 or better.