How to play Omaha High/Low
Expanding your poker repertoire is always a good thing (like knowing how
to change a wheel, knowing the various forms of poker always come in
handy at some stage). And, if you’re in the dark about how to play Omaha
Hi/Lo, then you’re in the right place. Read on to become an Omaha Hi/Lo
superstar.
Omaha High/Low is an interesting variation of Omaha poker that allows
for two winning hands to share the pot; the best high hand, and the best
low hand. If you’re not sure how to play Omaha, we recommend that you
quickly read our tutorial here before coming back to this.
For a hand to qualify for the low hand, it must consist of five unpaired
cards with the highest being no greater than an 8. The winning low hand
is determined by the player with the lowest high-card if you see what we
mean, and in the event of a tie the next lowest high-card is used and so
on. In the event of a tie where the two hands cannot be separated, each
player receives a quarter of the pot.
Some more rules of Omaha High/Low
If there is no qualifying low hand then the best high hand wins the
entire pot.
One player can win the entire pot by having the best high hand and the
best low hand (for example, A-2-3-4-5 or 2h-3h-5h-6h-8h).
Aces count as both high and low.
Players may use different cards to form their high hand and their low
hand, or they can use the same cards.
Again, as in Omaha, each player must use precisely two hole cards and
three board cards to make their best five card hand.
Now click here to read the Omaha High/Low strategy section
The above guide relates to Omaha High/Low by
Victor Chandler Poker, all in-game descriptions relate to the
Victor Chandler Poker website.
Recommended Online Poker sites for new
players:
Ladbrokes Poker
William Hill Poker
Coral Poker
bet365 Poker
WPTonline
Victor Chandler Poker
Pacific Poker
PartyPoker
More recommended Poker Guides:
Introduction
to Online Poker
Poker Tips
Texas
Hold'em Guide
Texas Hold'em Strategies
Omaha Guide
Omaha Strategies
Omaha
High/Low Guide
Omaha High/Low
Strategies
Draw Poker Guide
Lowball Poker Guide
Poker Hand
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