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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once invisible game, has grown in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha/8 starts just like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting ensues. Once all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of betting ensues and then the river card is revealed. The entrants must attempt to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some entrants often get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards from the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. No more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot could be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the identical concept in almost all poker games.

The low hand is more complicated, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.

Although it seems complicated at the start, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the fundamental subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an amazing collection of wagering possibilities and seeing that you have several players shooting for the high, as well as several shooting for the low. If you prefer a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha/8.