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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It's a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure game, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of betting ensues where gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. One more round of betting ensues. Once all the players have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few players often get confused. Unlike Texas Hold 'Em, in which the board can be every player's hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must utilize exactly three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of everyone's, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same notion in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free's up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be made, with the worst being made up of 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 lower hand is any 5 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 lower hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

While it seems complicated at the outset, after a few rounds you will be able to pick up on the basic nuances of play with ease. Seeing as you have people 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 array of betting possibilities and seeing that you have many players battling for the high hand, as well as several battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it's not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha hi/lo.