Omaha

Omaha is in many ways very similar to Texas Hold'em. For a full walk-through of a typical game of Hold'em see our Poker gameplay page.

Omaha Differences
The key difference in Omaha is the extra two hole cards that are dealt to each player at the beginning of the round. With Omaha the player can pull any two cards from his four hole cards to join with three, of the five, community cards to create a hand.

This difference will not make the probability aspects of the game much different than Texas Hold'em.

Other Omaha game aspects such as betting and showdown rules remain the same as Texas.

Omaha High/Low
Some Omaha games are played high/low, which means that the players with the highest and lowest hands would split the pot. This is a major strategy to consider when playing Omaha High or Low. A player that has a hand with a chance to either be the high or low hand will have a much better chance at winning the round.