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Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times seen as one of the most difficult but favored poker variations. It’s a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible game, has grown in popularity so quickly.

Omaha hi lo starts like a normal game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A sequence of wagering follows in which players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are handed out, this is called the flop. One more sequence of wagering happens. After all the gamblers have either called or dropped out, an additional card is revealed on the turn. Another round of betting follows at which point the river card is revealed. The players will have to make the best high and low 5 card hands using the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few entrants often get baffled. Contrasted to Texas Holdem, in which the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha hi low the player must utilize exactly 3 cards on the board, and precisely two cards from their hand. No more, no less. Unlike normal Omaha, there are two ways a pot can be won: the "high hand" or the "low hand."

A high hand is just how it sounds. It is the best possible hand out of every player’s, it doesn’t matter if it is a straight, flush, full house. It is the same approach in almost all poker games.

The low hand is more difficult, but really free’s up the play. When figuring out a low hand, straights and flushes don’t count. the lowest hand is the weakest hand that might be made, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Considering that straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand. The lower hand is any 5 card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The low hand wins half of the pot, as does the high hand. When there is no lower hand presented, the high hand takes the complete pot.

While it seems difficult at the start, following a few rounds you will be agile enough to pick up on the basic nuances of the game with ease. Seeing as you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and since such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha 8 or better offers an amazing assortment of betting possibilities and seeing that you have many individuals trying for the high hand, and a few shooting for the low hand. If you enjoy a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is worth your time to compete in Omaha hi/low.