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

Omaha hi-low starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A round of wagering follows where players can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. A further round of betting happens. After all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of wagering follows and then the river card is flipped. The entrants must attempt to put together the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some players often get confused. Contrasted to Holdem, where the board can be every player’s hand, in Omaha hi-low the player has to use precisely 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical approach in almost all poker games.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest value hand possible. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.

It may seem difficult at first, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to pick up on the base nuances of play simply enough. Since you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming range of betting options and because you have several players trying for the high, along with several battling for the low hand. If you love a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha hi low.