Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is frequently viewed as one of the most difficult but well-loved poker games. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for action from all levels of players. This is the primary reason why a once obscure game, has grown in popularity so rapidly.

Omaha/8 begins like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are given out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues where players can wager, check, or drop out. Three cards are handed out, this is known as the flop. Another sequence of betting happens. After all the gamblers have either called or folded, a further card is flipped on the turn. an additional sequence of betting ensues at which point the river card is flipped. The players will need to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is where a number of players often get confused. Unlike Texas Holdem, where the board can make up every player’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player has to utilize exactly 3 cards from the board, and exactly 2 hole cards. No more, no less. Contrary to regular Omaha, there are two ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just what it sounds like. It’s the best possible hand out of every player’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It is the identical approach in almost every poker game.

The low hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the play. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the lowest value being A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and below. The lower hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no low hand presented, the high hand takes the whole pot.

Although it seems complicated initially, after a couple of hands you will be agile enough to get the base nuances of play simply enough. Seeing as you have people wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are being used at once, Omaha/8 offers an amazing array of betting choices and seeing that you have many players battling for the high hand, as well as many trying for the low hand. If you like a game with all kinds of outs and actions, it’s not a waste of your time to compete in Omaha hi/lo.