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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complex but popular poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once obscure game, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha hi-low begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues where players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional sequence of betting follows and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will have to put together the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some players can get flustered. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player has to use precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly 2 cards from their hand. No more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It’s the best possible 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 every poker game.

A low hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems difficult at first, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of play easily enough. Since you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha Hi-Lo provides an exciting collection of betting possibilities and seeing that you have many individuals trying for the high hand, and many trying for the low. If you love a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha hi-low.