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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible game, has expanded in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. Another round of betting follows and then the river card is revealed. The players will need to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of entrants often get confused. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to use exactly three cards on the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical approach in just about every poker game.

The lower hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand takes the complete pot.

While it seems complicated at first, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of the game simply enough. Since you have individuals betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha High-Low offers an overwhelming assortment of wagering possibilities and because you have several individuals trying for the high hand, along with several shooting for the low. If you love a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha hi low.