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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is commonly seen as one of the most complicated but well-loved poker games. It is 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 invisible variation, has expanded in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha/8 starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to every player. A round of betting ensues where gamblers can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. A further round of wagering happens. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of betting follows and then the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few entrants can get confused. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must utilize precisely 3 cards from 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 may be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It is the very same notion in just about all poker games.

A lower hand is more complex, but really free’s up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be made, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems complex at first, following a few hands you will be agile enough to get the basic subtleties of the game with ease. Since you have people wagering for the low and betting for the high, and since so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an amazing array of wagering options and because you have numerous individuals shooting for the high hand, along with several battling for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to play Omaha High-Low.