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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complex but well-loved poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha 8 or better starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering ensues. Once all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. Another sequence of betting happens at which point the river card is revealed. 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 players can get confused. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical notion in just about every poker game.

The lower hand is more complex, but really opens up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand wins the entire pot.

It may seem complicated initially, following a few hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic subtleties of play simply enough. Since you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha hi lo provides an exciting collection of betting possibilities and owing to the fact that you have numerous individuals trying for the high hand, and several battling for the low. If you like a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to play Omaha hi/low.