Omaha Hi-Low: General Overview
August 25th, 2017 at 4:25
Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once irrelevant variation, has expanded in acceptance so rapidly.
Omaha 8 or better begins just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A round of betting ensues in which gamblers can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. Once all the gamblers have either called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of wagering follows at which point the river card is flipped. The players will have to make the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.
This is where many players get baffled. Contrasted to Hold’em, in which the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."
A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the same approach in nearly all poker games.
A lower hand is more complicated, but really free’s up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there’s no lower hand available, the high hand wins the complete pot.
It may seem complex at the outset, after a couple of hands you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of the game with ease. Since you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an exciting range of wagering options and seeing that you have many players shooting for the high hand, along with many trying for the low hand. If you prefer a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it is worth your time to participate in Omaha/8.