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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most complicated but popular poker variations. 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 obscure game, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha/8 starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting follows in which gamblers can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are dealt out, this is known as the flop. One more sequence of betting happens. Once all the players have either called or folded, a further card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of wagering happens at which point the river card is flipped. The players will need to put together the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where many entrants can get flustered. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize exactly three cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

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

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When determining a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that can be made, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the entire pot.

It may seem complex initially, after a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the basic nuances of the game simply enough. Since you have individuals betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as so many cards are being used at the same time, Omaha/8 provides an amazing range of wagering options and because you have several individuals shooting for the high hand, along with many trying for the low. If you prefer a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi/lo.