Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but popular poker variations. It is 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 acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha hi-low starts exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A round of betting ensues in which players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. Another sequence of betting happens. After all the players have either called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of betting follows at which point the river card is flipped. The players will have to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants can get confused. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must utilize exactly three cards on the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical approach in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more complex, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem complicated at the start, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic subtleties of the game with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an overwhelming assortment of wagering options and seeing that you have numerous individuals battling for the high hand, as well as many battling for the low. If you love a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.