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

Omaha hi/lo starts just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are handed out to each player. A round of betting ensues where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are given out, this is known as the flop. A further sequence of wagering happens. Once all the gamblers have in turn called or folded, an additional card is revealed on the turn. a further sequence of wagering follows at which point the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to make the best high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a few players can get baffled. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must use exactly three cards on the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It’s the strongest hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical concept in just about every poker game.

The lower hand is more complex, but certainly free’s up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the weakest hand that could be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand available, the higher hand wins the complete pot.

It may seem complex at the outset, following a couple of rounds you will be agile enough to get the base subtleties of play easily enough. Since you have players betting for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better offers an exciting assortment of wagering possibilities and owing to the fact that you have many players battling for the high, along with several trying for the low hand. If you prefer a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha/8.