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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker games. It’s a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once invisible game, has increased in popularity so quickly.

Omaha/8 begins like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. Once all the players have in turn called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The players will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to use exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. No more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It’s the best possible hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical notion in almost every poker game.

A lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that might be made, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the complete pot.

While it seems complex at the outset, following a few hands you will be able to get the basic nuances of play with ease. Since you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming collection of betting options and because you have many individuals shooting for the high, as well as many trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha/8.

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