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Omaha Hi-Low
Omaha Hi-Low Poker Rules
- Each player is dealt 4 face-down, or hole, cards.
- Next, 5 community cards are dealt face-up, or open.
- Each player must form a 5 card Poker hand by using 2 of their hole cards and 3 community cards. Hi-Low Poker has the pot split between the highest and lowest hands. If a player “scoops” the pot, he or she wins both the high and low halves.
- The lowest qualifying hand is an 8 high – or a 9 high in some Omaha Hi-Low versions
- The betting depends on the version. Hi-Low Poker is often played as a Fixed Limit poker game in which the raise is pre-determined before the start of the game.
- Different cards may be used to create the high and low hands, or the same cards can be used for both. Extra chips are placed into the pot's high side.
- The highest and lowest hands at the table win.
Omaha Hi-Low Poker Strategy
***A tie for the lowest hand is common in Hi-Low versions of Omaha. It's quite easy to win ¼ of the pot, but it's not usually beneficial to play for a low pot.***The worst possible starting hand in Omaha Hi-Low is 2222 since there would be no further cards to add to a pair to make a low hand. Other 4 of a kind possibilities aren't usually a good starting prospect either.
***Middle value cards often make poor hands because they aren't useable for low splits.
***Pairs aren't usually winners in Hi-Low Omaha Poker. Players used to winning with pairs in Texas Hold'em shouldn't use the same strategy in Hi-Low Omaha Poker.
