Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It is a variation that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from every level of players. This is the main reason why a once obscure game, has expanded in popularity so quickly.

Omaha/8 begins just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A round of betting ensues where players can wager, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. A further round of betting happens. After all the players have in turn called or dropped out, a further card is flipped on the turn. Another sequence of wagering ensues and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers will have to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where many players often get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player must use exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of everyone’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical notion in nearly all poker games.

A low hand is more complicated, but certainly free’s up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the worst being A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the higher hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the whole pot.

While it seems complex at the outset, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play with ease. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha Hi-Lo offers an overwhelming array of wagering options and seeing that you have numerous individuals trying for the high hand, as well as several trying for the low hand. If you love a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to compete in Omaha High-Low.