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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are given out to every player. A round of wagering follows in which players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. One more sequence of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants will have to put together the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some players can get flustered. Unlike Hold'em, in which the board can be every player's hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to use exactly 3 cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the strongest hand out of everyone's, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It's the identical concept in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more complex, but certainly free's up the action. When figuring out 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 A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don't count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at the start, following a couple of hands you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of play with ease. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming assortment of betting options and owing to the fact that you have several individuals battling for the high, and a few battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha hi/low.