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| Now if you have never heard of Omaha Hold’em that is actually very easy to believe. Treated as the red headed step brother of the more popular Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hold’em is actually played in a similar manner. This version of Hold’em is also played in a high low split to make it more appealing to players who may not have heard of the game. Playing this way allows the pot to get larger and the winner to be happier. All the words, names and phrases used in Texas Hold’em are also used in Omaha Hold’em. Please refer to the Texas Hold’em page if you do not understand some of the terminology being used. The biggest difference between Omaha Hold’em and Texas Hold’em is displayed in the very beginning of the game. Instead of receiving two hole cards as you would in Texas Hold’em, the player will receive four hole cards. At this point the player will place a bet in the pot based on the cards in their hand. The dealer will deal out three community cards, just as in the other more popular Hold’em game. The second betting round ensues and then the dealer lays down a single community card. Another round of betting proceeds. After the third betting round, a fifth community card is placed on the table. The showdown takes place after the fifth and final community card is dealt. The player is to make the best poker hand possible with three community cards and two of their hole cards to win the game. As you can see Omaha Hold’em is played just like Texas Hold’em with the exception of having two extra hole cards.
As it was mentioned earlier, Omaha Hold’em is usually played with a high low split. Because of this it has acquired a few nicknames such as Omaha Eight or better, Omaha HiLo, or finally Omaha 8. The rules of this variation are simple. The game follows the exact same rules as in regular Omaha Hold’em, only the player must make two separate hands. One hand must be made to be a five card high hand, while the other hand must be made to be a five card low hand. A low hand consists of playing the numbers 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. The low hand is unavailable if the board cards do not contain three or more cards lower than eight. Paired cards lower than eight do not qualify. The winner is the player, or players, with the highest hand and the lowest hand. There is also one final variation to Omaha Hold’em called Courcheval. It is mostly played in Europe and is almost exactly the same as Omaha Hold’em. The big difference is also in the beginning. When players receive their four hole cards they do not go into a betting round. First a single community card is dealt and then the first betting round begins. This way all the players have a single community card to consider with their four hole cards when making their first bet. Once the first betting round is over with, two community cards are dealt to make a total of three. It is at this point where the game continues to play exactly like Omaha Hold’em. Alternating betting rounds and community cards dealt end in a showdown proclaiming the winner. Omaha can also be played with a fixed limit, pot limit otherwise known as PLO or no limit. | ||||
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