Omaha Poker

I’m not a big Omaha Poker player, but I have friends that will pick this poker game over any other any day of the week. Some even say that there’s a lot of easy money at the online poker sites to be won by playing this game.

Omaha Poker is played in the same format as Texas Hold’em, with there being a pre-flop, flop, turn and river. The betting pattern is the same with there being a round of betting after each round of cards are dealt.

The most noticeable difference right off the bat is you are dealt four cards face down instead of the two hole cards you get in Texas Hold’em. The poker player then uses two of them, plus three of the five community cards on the board to make his hand. Unlike Texas hold ‘em, a player cannot play three or four of the cards on the board with fewer than two of his hole cards, nor can a player use three or four hole cards to disguise a strong hand.

I always tell players that are new to this game to just remember two in the hand, three on the board.

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I consider Omaha Poker a HUGE drawing game, with so many cards being dealt that you can use to make a hand, your best hand can change dramatically during each round of play. For example, a player may have both a draw to a flush and a full house using different combinations of cards. At times, even the seasoned players of the game need additional time to figure what draws are possible for their hand. So be very cautious of folk outdrawing on you !

There are other variations to Omaha Poker like Hi/Lo . In high-low split, each player makes a separate five-card high hand and five-card ace-to-five low hand (eight-high or lower to qualify), and the pot is split between the high and low (which may be the same player). To qualify for low, a player must be able to play an 8-7-6-5-4 or lower (this is why it is called “eight-or-better”, or simply “Omaha/8″). A few casinos play with a 9-low qualifier instead, but this is rare. Each player can play any two of his four hole cards to make his high hand, and any two of his four hole cards to make his low hand. If there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand wins (scoops) the whole pot.

If you need more info on Omaha Poker, I suggest maybe reading Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

You can find plenty of Omaha action at Fulltilt Poker !

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