Omaha High and Omaha Hi/Lo Eight or Better - All you need to know about it.

Omaha High and Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better are closely related to Texas Hold' em. The main difference is that you are dealt four cards instead of two, and your five card hand must be formed by two cards from your hand and three community cards. Strategies for winning differ significantly from Texas Hold'em.

But, how do you play Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo Eight or Better.

Omaha is often played high-low split. Players are dealt four down cards before the first round of betting. The player may use any combination of exactly two hole cards and three board cards for the high hand and another (or the same) combination of two hole cards and three board cards for the low hand. A Player may use the same card twice with one other card to make a high hand and another to make a low hand (ie. An Ace might play high with a 10-J-Q or K to make an Ace-high straight and then be used with a 2 thru 8 to make a low hand).

Omaha Hi/Lo Eight or Better - The main difference between the two.

1. All the rules of Omaha apply to Omaha high-low split except as below.

2. A qualifier of 8-or-better for low is used. This means to win the low half of the pot, a player's hand at the showdown must have five cards of different ranks that are an eight or lower in rank. (An ace is the highest card and also the lowest card.) If there is no qualifying hand for low, the best high hand wins the whole pot.