• OMAHA HI - LO (8 OR BETTER) RULES
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    SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
    The difference is in Omaha Hi-Lo, the qualifying low hand will be the one to take half of the pot. This qualifying low hand is the one with five cards which are unique: eight or below. If there is no qualifying hand for Lo, the best Hi hand wins the whole pot. The game is played either a pot-limit or a limit fashion.
    This type of game is a drawing game. One important rule in Omaha is that you need to get out of the hand when you are not drawing to the nuts. If and when you are drawing and you see that the board pairs, a full house is more likely to happen and then you would need to get out. If more than one opponent is in the hand and you only have second or third nut low then you need to fold. It is not advisable to play second best hands, it will cost you money.
    Omaha Hi/Lo uses the ‘Ace to Five’ or ‘California’ system for ranking low hands. Straights and flushes do not count against a hand, and Aces are always low, so the best possible hand is a "wheel": 5, 4, 3, 2, A. A low hand is always ranked from its highest card downwards. That's why this game is called "8 or better", or simply "Omaha 8".

    Player Betting Options
    In Omaha Hi/Lo are available next actions "fold", "check", "bet", "call" or ‘raise’. Exactly which options are available depends on the action taken by the previous players. Each poker player always has the option to fold, to discard their cards and give up any interest in the pot. If nobody has yet made a bet, then a player may either check or bet. If a player has bet, then subsequent players can fold, call or raise. To call is to match the amount the previous player has bet. To raise is to not only match the previous bet, but to also increase it.
  • Pre-Flop
  • After seeing his or her hole cards, each player now has the option to play his or her hand by calling or raising the big blind. The action begins to the left of the big blind, which is considered a ‘live’ bet on this round. That player has the option to fold, call or raise. For example, if the big blind was $2, it would cost $2 to call, or at least $4 to raise. Action then proceeds clockwise around the table.
  • The Turn
  • When betting action is completed for the flop round, the "turn" is dealt face-up on the board. The turn is the fourth community card in an Omaha Hi/Lo game. Play begins with the active player immediately clockwise from the button.
  • The River
  • When betting action is completed for the turn round, the "river" is dealt face-up on the board. The river is the fifth and final community card in an Omaha Hi/Lo game. Betting begins with the active player immediately clockwise from the button.
  • The Showdown
  • If there is more than one remaining player when the final betting round is complete, the last person to bet or raise shows their cards. If there was no bet on the final round in which case the player immediately clockwise from the button shows their cards first. The player with the best five-card hand for high wins half the pot, and the player with the best hand for low wins the other half.
    Definitions:
    PLAYABLE STARTING HANDS
    The best possible starting hand is AA23
    ALL - Includes non-suited, suited, paired, and unpaired hands unless otherwise noted.
    • Trip Aces and a 2 or 3
    • Pair of Aces and Two Low Cards
    • A,2 and Anything
    • A,3 and Two Low Cards
    SUITED - Any two cards suited unless otherwise noted. Double suited better but not necessary.
    • Trip Aces and a 4 or 5 Suited
    • Trip Dueces and Ace Suited
    • Pair of Aces and Two High Cards Suited
    • 2,3 and Two Low Cards Suited
    • Ace Suited to Anything
    DOUBLE SUITED
    • Two High Pair Double Suited
    • Four Unpaired Low Cards
    That is The Worst Hand
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    Types of Omaha Hi/Lo Games:

  • OMAHA HIGH RULES
  • The difference is that In Texas Holdem players are dealt two face down hole cards, where as in Omaha Hi game play, each player receives 4 individual pocket cards to make their best hand. A maximum of four bets, which includes one bet, and three raises are allowed for each betting round per player.

    The Difference between Omaha Hi/Lo and Omaha Hi is that in Omaha High Poker only high hands win a pot.

    There are two types of Omaha High games:
  • Limit Omaha High
  • Pot Limit Omaha High
  • Everything else in the game is the same like Omaha Hi/Lo Poker
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