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8 Or Better Rules And Strategy To Get You On your Winning
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| OMAHA
8 OR BETTER POKER RULES, STRATEGY AND HOW TO
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| Omaha
8 or Better is the Hi/Lo version of Omaha. It is a "split
pot" game. Over the past few years, Omaha 8 or
Better has been the fastest growing poker games in the world.
Players love it because it is a great action game.
Limit
Omaha 8 or Better (which means there is a specific
betting limit applied in each game and on each round of
betting)
Pot
Limit Omaha 8 or Better (meaning you can bet what
is in the pot.)
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| Basics:
Players start with four "down" cards. Players
share five "community" cards (which are dealt
face-up in the center of the table). You MUST use
two of your four "down" cards with three
"up" cards to form your hand. There is no
qualifying on the "High" side - the best high
hand automatically wins half the pot and could win
the whole pot. (Click here to see the Rank of Hands.) To
win the "Low" side of the pot, however,
you must qualify (which is why the game is named Omaha "8
or Better").
To
qualify for Low: It takes a five-card hand with different
numerical values from Ace through eight (with the Ace being
the lowest) to qualify for the "Low" half of the
pot. The best "Low" hand is A, 2, 3, 4, 5
(also known as the "wheel" or "bicycle").
The winning "Low" hand goes to the player with
the lowest high card. For example, a player with a 2,4,5,6,7
would have a better "Low" hand than someone with
an A,2,4,6,8. If two or more players have the same
high card, the player with the second lowest card (or third,
fourth, or fifth if necessary) in their hand wins the low
side of the pot.
Important:
1)
Straights and flushes do NOT count against you when qualifying
for "Low".
2)
You are permitted to use different cards in your hand for
the "High" side and different cards for the "Low"
side or the same cards for both the "High"
and "Low" sides. In a split pot, any leftover
odd chip goes to the "High" side of the
pot.
Ties:
In case two or more players "tie" for one side
of the pot, they will split that half into equally divided
portions. If there is an odd chip(s), it will go to the
person(s) closest to the left of the "button".
(One player winning the "High" side and two players
who tie for the "Low" side is not uncommon in
Omaha 8 or Better.)
Key
to Remember: To determine your hand(s) in Omaha 8 or
Better, you MUST play two of your four "down"
cards with three of the "up" cards (community
cards). You may play different cards for the "High"
and "Low" sides. A player "scoops"
the pot when they win the whole pot. (This is your mission.) |
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