Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most complex but popular poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.
Omaha/8 begins like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A round of wagering ensues in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to put together the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is where many players often get confused. Unlike Hold’em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must utilize exactly 3 cards on the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."
A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the best possible hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the very same concept in nearly all poker games.
A low hand is more complicated, but really opens up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as 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 eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.
It may seem complex at the start, after a few rounds you will be agile enough to get the fundamental nuances of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 offers an exciting assortment of wagering options and because you have numerous players battling for the high, and several trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha Hi-Lo.
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