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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has grown in acceptance so amazingly.

Omaha Hi-Lo starts like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which gamblers can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. A further round of wagering happens. After all the players have in turn called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting happens at which point the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where some entrants can get flustered. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must use precisely three cards on the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the strongest possible hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the same approach in almost every poker game.

A lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the lowest being A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the higher hand takes the complete pot.

It may seem complex initially, following a few hands you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at the same time, Omaha 8 or better offers an overwhelming range of wagering options and owing to the fact that you have many players shooting for the high, along with several battling for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha 8 or better.