Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but favored poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once irrelevant game, has expanded in acceptance so amazingly.
Omaha hi low starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where players can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. A further sequence of betting ensues. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting happens at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is the point where a number of entrants often get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."
A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the same concept in almost all poker games.
The lower hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the entire pot.
While it seems difficult at first, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic subtleties of the game with ease. Since you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing array of betting choices and because you have many individuals trying for the high, and a few trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.