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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complex but popular poker variations. It's a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites play from every level of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant variation, has grown in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha hi/low starts like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to every player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. A further round of betting ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. Another round of wagering happens at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers will have to put together the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of entrants can get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, where the board can make up everyone's hand, in Omaha hi-low the player must use precisely three cards from the board, and exactly two cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "higher hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It's the strongest hand out of everyone's, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical concept in just about all poker games.

A low hand is more difficult, but really free's up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the lowest value being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Because straights and flushes don't count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and below. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there's no low hand presented, the higher hand wins the entire pot.

It may seem complicated at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of play easily enough. Since you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better provides an exciting collection of wagering possibilities and seeing that you have many individuals shooting for the high, as well as several trying for the low. If you enjoy a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it's not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.