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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently seen as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It’s a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the chief reason why a once invisible variation, has increased in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha 8 or better begins exactly like a normal game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. Another round of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of betting ensues at which point the river card is revealed. The players will need to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few players can get baffled. Unlike Holdem, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to utilize precisely 3 cards from the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly what it sounds like. It is the strongest hand out of every player’s, regardless if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the very same concept in nearly every poker game.

A low hand is more difficult, but really opens up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, 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 lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the high hand wins the entire pot.

Although it seems complex at first, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the fundamental nuances of the game with ease. Since you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an overwhelming array of wagering options and seeing that you have numerous players trying for the high hand, and several battling for the low. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.