Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker games. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in popularity so amazingly.
Omaha/8 begins like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. Another sequence of wagering happens. After all the players have either called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants will have to make the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is where some entrants often get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must utilize precisely three cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the identical notion in just about every poker game.
A lower hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.
Although it seems complicated initially, following a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the base subtleties of the game simply enough. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an overwhelming collection of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have many players battling for the high hand, along with several battling for the low. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha hi low.