How to play Omaha
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, then you’re in the right place. Read on to become an Omaha
superstar.
The differences between Omaha and Hold’em
To be honest, if you can play Hold’em, you’ll pick Omaha up in no time
at all. If your Hold’em is a little rusty, we suggest a quick refresher
course by using our in-depth how to play Texas Hold’em guide. You should
then come back to this page to find out the variations in Omaha.
Like Texas Hold’em, Omaha is a community card game where your one and
only aim is to make the best five card hand that you can from the cards
you’re given and the cards that are dealt face up in the centre of the
table. So far so good, just like Hold’em you say. But whoa, hold on
there, as this is where it all gets a little bit different…
As you’ll know, in Texas Hold’em each player receives two cards that
only they can see (their “hole cards”) before the five community cards
are dealt face up. In Omaha, each player is dealt four hole cards.
Before you think whoopy-do, there’s a catch. Unlike Hold’em, where you
can use any combination of hole and community cards to make your best
five card hand, in Omaha you must use two of your hole cards and three
community cards when making your hand. So, just to recap, as this is
important: when making your five card hand, you must use two of your
four hole cards, and three of the five community cards. Voila!
Apart from that, the game follows the same patterns as Texas Hold’em,
with the same blind structure and betting rounds. If you’re not sure
about all that, you’ll get everything you need to know in our how to
play Texas Hold’em guide.
Now click here to read the Omaha strategy section
The above guide relates to Omaha 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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