Omaha poker
Omaha Hi poker, usually known simply as Omaha, is very similar to Texas Holdem. There are two main differences between the games:
- In Omaha, instead of receiving only two hole cards, each player receives four.
- In Omaha, players must use exactly two of their hole cards in combination with three community cards to make their five-card poker hand.
Structurally, Omaha is pretty much the same game as Holdem. Let’s take a look at the rules: - A small dealer button identifies one player as the dealer. The dealer button moves clockwise around the table, and is passed at the end of every hand.
- All blinds, antes or other required bets must be put into the pot before any cards are dealt. In Omaha.
- The player directly to the left of the dealer posts the small blind.
- The player two spots to the left of the dealer posts the big blind.
- Generally, the small blind is half the size of the big blind.
- After the required bets have been placed, four hole cards are dealt face down to each player. A betting round begins, beginning with the player to the left of the big blind. This player is said to be ‘under the gun’.
- Once betting has completed in the first round, three community cards are dealt face up, for all players to use. A second betting round follows the deal, beginning with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘flop’, or ‘Third Street’.
- Once betting has completed on the flop, one community card is dealt face up, for all players to use. A third betting round follows the deal, beginning again with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘turn’, or ‘Fourth Street’.
- Once betting has completed on the turn, a final community card is dealt face up, for all players to use. A fourth and final betting round follows the deal, beginning once more with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘river’, or ‘Fifth Street’.
- Once all betting is complete on the river, any players remaining in the hand must show down their cards. All players still involved must compare their five-card poker hands. The pot is handed over to the player with the highest ranked hand.
Omaha Hi-Lo (Omaha 8):
Omaha Hi-Lo, usually known as Omaha 8, is structurally the exact same game as Omaha Hi. There is, however, one fundamental difference:
- In Omaha 8, players can aim to make either the best high poker hand, or the best low poker hand. In the case that one player shows down a winning high hand, and the other shows down a winning low hand, the two players split the pot. In order to win the full pot at showdown, a player must have both the best high and low hand, or there must be no low hand in play.
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