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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most difficult but favored poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible game, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A round of betting follows in which players can wager, check, or fold. 3 cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering happens. After all the players have either called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further sequence of wagering ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The players will have to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a number of entrants can get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player must utilize precisely 3 cards on the board, and exactly two hole cards. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It is the best hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the identical concept in almost all poker games.

A lower hand is more complex, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that can be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high 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 rounds you will be able to get the fundamental subtleties of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and betting for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha hi/low provides an amazing array of wagering possibilities and because you have several players battling for the high hand, as well as several trying for the low hand. If you prefer a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.