Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.
Omaha hi-low starts just like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering ensues. After all the players have either called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. Another round of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will need to put together the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.
This is where a number of entrants often get confused. Unlike Hold’em, where the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to use precisely 3 cards from the board, and exactly two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the strongest hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the same concept in nearly every poker game.
The low hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.
Although it seems complex at first, after a few hands you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of play easily enough. Since you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha hi/low provides an exciting assortment of wagering choices and because you have numerous individuals shooting for the high hand, as well as a few battling for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha/8.
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