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 normal Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better begins just like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are given out to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues where players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. One more round of wagering happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows and then the river card is revealed. The players will have to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few entrants get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must utilize precisely 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the same concept in almost all poker games.

A lower hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the lowest value 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 possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand takes the entire pot.

Although it seems difficult at the start, after a few hands you will be able to get the basic subtleties of the game 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 in play, Omaha/8 provides an amazing collection of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals battling for the high hand, and several trying for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha/8.