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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complex but popular poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha hi/low starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can bet, check, or fold. 3 cards are dealt out, this is referred to as the flop. Another sequence of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. an additional round of wagering ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The players will have to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of entrants often get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must use precisely three cards from the board, and precisely 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical concept in nearly all poker games.

The lower hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that can be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the complete pot.

It may seem difficult initially, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the fundamental subtleties of play 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 being used at once, Omaha hi/low provides an amazing array of wagering choices and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals trying for the high hand, along with many shooting for the low. If you enjoy a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha hi-low.