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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has expanded in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha hi/lo starts like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of wagering happens and then the river card is revealed. The entrants will have to put together the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few entrants can get baffled. Contrasted to Holdem, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must use precisely three cards on the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card 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 exactly how it sounds. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same concept in just about all poker games.

A lower hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t 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 low hand available, the high hand takes the whole pot.

It may seem complicated initially, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have individuals wagering for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha hi low provides an amazing range of betting possibilities and because you have numerous individuals trying for the high hand, as well as many shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to participate in Omaha hi lo.