Omaha Strategy

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

Omaha/8 starts like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of betting follows in which players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. Another sequence of wagering happens. Once all the players have either called or dropped out, another card is flipped on the turn. a further round of betting ensues and then the river card is flipped. The players will have to put together the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few players often get flustered. Contrasted to Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must use exactly three cards from the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just 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 approach in almost every poker game.

A low hand is more complex, but really opens up the play. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that could be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem complicated initially, following a couple of rounds you will be able to get the base nuances of the game with ease. Seeing as you have people betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha hi lo provides an amazing range of betting possibilities and because you have numerous individuals trying for the high, as well as a few shooting for the low. If you love a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha/8.