Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker games. It is a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has increased in acceptance so amazingly.
Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of wagering follows where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. Another round of betting happens. Once all the players have either called or folded, an additional card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will have to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is where a number of entrants often get confused. Unlike Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to utilize exactly three cards on the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two 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 strongest possible hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the same concept in nearly all poker games.
A low hand is more complex, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no low hand available, the high hand takes the entire pot.
It may seem difficult at the start, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play easily enough. Seeing as you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an exciting assortment of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have many individuals shooting for the high, as well as many shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha 8 or better.