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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 games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has expanded in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha/8 starts exactly like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are dealt to each player. A sequence of betting follows in which players can bet, check, or drop out. Three cards are given out, this is referred to as the flop. Another round of wagering ensues. After all the gamblers have in turn called or dropped out, another card is revealed on the turn. Another round of betting happens and then the river card is flipped. The gamblers will need to make the best high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of entrants often get baffled. Unlike Texas Holdem, in which the board can make up everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi/low the player must use precisely three cards on the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, not a single card less. Contrary to normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "higher hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the strongest possible hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house, etc. It’s the same approach in almost every poker game.

A lower hand is more difficult, but certainly free’s up the action. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be put together, with the lowest being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Since straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the smallest value hand possible. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there’s no lower hand presented, the high hand wins the complete pot.

While it seems difficult at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be able to pick up on the base subtleties of the game simply enough. Since you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since so many cards are being used at once, Omaha 8 or better provides an amazing collection of wagering possibilities and seeing that you have many individuals battling for the high hand, and several trying for the low. If you love a game with a considerable amount of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi low.