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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 well-loved poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha 8 or better starts just like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further sequence of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers must attempt to make the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players often get flustered. Contrasted to Hold’em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must use exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the identical approach in nearly all poker games.

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

While it seems complicated at first, following a couple of rounds you will be able to get the basic subtleties of play easily enough. Since you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 offers an overwhelming range of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have many individuals battling for the high hand, along with a few battling for the low. If you prefer a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.