Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once obscure game, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.
Omaha/8 starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of betting ensues in which players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. Another sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. Another round of wagering ensues at which point the river card is revealed. The entrants will have to put together the strongest high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a number of players get flustered. Contrasted to Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize precisely three cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."
A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the best hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical approach in just about every poker game.
A low hand is more complex, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest value 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 possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.
Although it seems difficult at the outset, after a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic nuances of the game easily enough. Since you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha High-Low offers an amazing collection of betting choices and owing to the fact that you have several players trying for the high, as well as many battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha 8 or better.