Learn How To Play Omaha High Low Poker

Omaha Hi Lo is a very popular variation of Omaha poker. The game is nearly identical to Omaha Poker. Both Omaha Poker and Omaha High Low Poker follow the same exact betting and blind structure. The difference between the two games comes at showdown where the pot is split between the winning high hand, and the winning low hand.

The best high hand is pretty straightforward, its the best high hand that you can make using two of your hole cards.

To make a low hand in Omaha Hi Lo you must be holding five different cards. These five cards can not contain any pairs and can not have a card that is higher than an 8.

When making your hand in Omaha Hi Lo you must use two of your four hole cards. For the low hand you must be holding two cards below an 8 and three community cards must also he below an 8.

In a low hand straights and flushes do not count, so the best low hand becomes A-2-3-4-5 of any suit. A low hand is ranked by the high card. A hand with a high card of a 7, for example, 3-4-5-6-7 beats a hand that consists of A-2-3-4-8.

If two players make a low hand with the same high card, the next card is taken into consideration and so on. If the two hands are equal then then pot will be split.

If no low hand has been made, then the entire pot goes to the winner of the high hand.

The big difference between Omaha and Omaha High Low is that a player can potentially make two hands, the high and low hands. A player can win both the high and low halves of the pot if they are holding the best high and low hand with the same cards.