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Omaha Hi/Lo
Omaha Hi/Lo Poker Rules
Omaha Hi/Lo is a variant of Omaha. The betting, blinds, and postings
are exactly the same as in Omaha. If you're not familiar with Omaha, click
here for a quick lesson. At the showdown, the pot is split between the holder
of the highest hand, and the holder of the lowest hand, if the low hand
qualifies.
To qualify for a low hand, you must have five distinct cards (no pairs), with no
card higher than an 8. Remember, since you have to play two cards in your
hand, the two cards in your hand and three on the board all need to be 8 or
lower. Straights and flushes do not count against you. The best 5-card low
hand is A-2-3-4-5 of any suit. The hand is "ranked" by starting with the
highest low card. 7-4-3-2-1 would be considered a 7-low, and would lose to
6-4-3-2-1, a 6-low. If two players each have low hands with the same highest
card, the next highest card determines the winner. 7-5-4-3-2 loses to
7-4-3-2-1. If there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand wins the entire pot.
Just as in the high version of Omaha, each player starts with four hole cards,
and then the dealer places five cards face-up in the center of the table. These
community cards are part of each player's hand, so each player has access to
seven cards. The difference between Omaha high and Omaha Hi/Lo, is that in
Omaha Hi/Lo each player can potentially have two different hands: a high
hand and a low hand.
Each player forms a five-card high hand by using only two (no more, no less,
but they can be any two) of his hole cards together with only three (no more,
no less, but they can be any three) of the five community cards. Each player
forms a five-card low hand (if possible) by using only two (no more, no less,
but they can be any two) of his hole cards together with only three (no more,
no less, but they can be any three) of the five community cards. Both the high
hand combination and the low hand combination can use the same set of
cards, but they don't have to; in fact, usually they would not.
Because of the qualifier restriction, if at least three cards 8 or lower do not
appear among the community cards, a low hand is not possible.
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