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Omaha Poker is gaining a lot of attention lately. The game may not be as common
in your local card room but you can be assured that you will find Omaha at any
online poker room. This page provides a general reference guide for players
who want to learn how to play Omaha and Omaha Hi Lo.
Omaha
is normally
played in
either a
limit or
pot limit
format,
however
there are
a few poker
sites which
provide
No Limit
Omaha such
as Players
Only and
Carbon
Poker.
Playing Omaha
Poker
To begin the
player immediate
left to the
dealer is
the small
blind and
will begin
by posting
half a small
bet, while
the player
to his left
is the big
blind and
will post
a half bet.
As an example
the small
blind in a
$1/$2 game
will post
$0.50 and
the big blind
will post
$1. The dealer
will then
begin by dealing
each player
four hole
cards. Players
will then
have an option
of betting.
Once all bets
have come
to a complete,
the dealer
will deal
the first
three cards
from the top
of the deck
and place
them on the
table. These
cards are
known as the
community
cards and
will be shared
with every
player in
the hand. Once
the flop has been dealt, another round of betting will take place. Again once
betting has come to a standstill, the dealer will then deal the turn card which
is the 4th community, followed by another round of betting. Finally the dealer
will deal the last and final card known as the river. Once this has been done,
players will have the option to bet. This is the final betting round. Once betting
has completed players will show their hands and the player with the best 5 card
poker hand wins.
Objective
to Omaha Poker
The objective
to playing
Omaha is similar
to Holdem
in that the
best 5 card
poker hand
wins, except
in this game
a player must
use two out
of the four
hole cards
dealt to them
and only 3
of the 5 community
cards. This
is the biggest
mistake a
beginner will
make, in that
they miscount
their cards.
Omaha Hi Lo
(aka Omaha
8 or Omaha/8)
The other
half to Omaha
is Omaha Hi
Lo, also known
as Omaha 8.
Omaha Hi Lo
is played
just like
the instructions
provided above
except there
is the opportunity
to win two
pots, or share
the pot. A
hand can be
won by having
the best low
hand in addition
to the best
high hand.
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