Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once obscure variation, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha hi/low begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A sequence of betting ensues where players can bet, check, or drop out. 3 cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of betting ensues. Once all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting follows and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers must attempt to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many entrants often get confused. Contrasted to Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to use precisely three cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the very same concept in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand available, the high hand wins the complete pot.

It may seem complicated at the outset, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of the game with ease. Since you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha Hi-Lo offers an amazing collection of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have many players shooting for the high hand, along with many battling for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.