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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is commonly viewed as one of the most complicated but favored poker games. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once irrelevant game, has increased in acceptance so rapidly.

Omaha/8 starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to every player. A round of wagering ensues in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is referred to as the flop. One more round of wagering ensues. After all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, another card is flipped on the turn. Another round of betting follows at which point the river card is flipped. The players will have to put together the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where some entrants often get flustered. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi lo the player has to use precisely three cards on the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical concept in just about every poker game.

The low hand is more complex, but really free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be put together, with the lowest value 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 possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and smaller. The lower hand takes half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there is no low hand available, the higher hand wins the whole pot.

It may seem difficult at the outset, following a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic subtleties of the game easily enough. Since you have individuals wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are in play, Omaha/8 provides an overwhelming collection of wagering options and owing to the fact that you have several individuals battling for the high hand, and several shooting for the low hand. If you like a game with a lot of outs and actions, it’s worth your time to participate in Omaha hi low.