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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most complex but favored poker variations. It is a variation that, even more than regular Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure variation, has grown in popularity so amazingly.

Omaha Hi-Lo begins just like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of betting follows where gamblers can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. a further round of wagering happens and then the river card is revealed. The gamblers will need to make the strongest high and low five card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few players can get confused. Unlike Texas Hold ‘Em, in which the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi/lo the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and precisely 2 cards from their hand. Not a single card more, no less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot may be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

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

The low hand is more complex, but really opens up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the worst hand that could be made, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes do not count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an 8 and lower. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as just like the high hand. When there’s no low hand presented, the higher hand takes the entire pot.

Although it seems complex initially, following a few hands you will be able to get the fundamental nuances of play easily enough. Seeing as you have players betting for the low and betting for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an exciting array of wagering choices and seeing that you have numerous players shooting for the high hand, and a few shooting for the low hand. If you prefer a game with a lot of outs and actions, it is worth your time to play Omaha 8 or better.