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• Omaha High - Players and Cards - Deal and Betting - Showdown - Variations
• Five Card Omaha - Six-Card Omaha

Introduction

Omaha is a fairly recent poker variant. It seems that it was first introduced in the 1980's, but it quickly achieved great popularity among casino and tournament players. In Omaha, each player receives four private cards and there are five community cards on the table. In the showdown exactly two private cards together with three community cards must be used to make the player's best hand.

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This page assumes some familiarity with the general rules and terminology of poker. See the poker rules page for an introduction to these, and the poker betting and poker hand ranking pages for further details.

Omaha High

Players and Cards

From two to ten players can take part. A standard international 52-card pack is used.

The Deal and Betting

Omaha is usually played with no ante, but with blinds. When there are more than two players, the player to dealer's left places a small blind, and the next player to the left a big blind. The big blind is equal to the minimum bet and the small blind is typically half that amount. When there are only two players (a 'heads-up' game), the dealer places the small blind and the non-dealer the big blind. Omaha High is often played with a pot limit betting structure, though other limits are possible - see betting limits for details. 'Pot Limit Omaha' is often abbreviated to PLO.

The cards are shuffled and cut, the dealer 'burns' one card and then deals the cards one at a time face down until each player has four cards. These are known as the player's hole cards or pocket cards. Players may look at their four hole cards and must not show them to any other player.

The first betting round is begun by the player to the left of the big blind. The blinds count as bets, so the small blind need only pay the difference between the blinds to call. The big blind player acts last and is allowed to raise, even if the other active players have all called.

After the first betting round the dealer burns one card and deals three cards face up to the table. These three cards are known as the flop. There is then a second betting round begun by the first active player to the left of the dealer seat.

When the second betting round is complete, the dealer burns a card and then deals one card face up to the table. This card is known as the turn or fourth street. There is then a third betting round, again begun by the first active player to the left of the dealer seat.

After the third betting round the dealer burns another card and deals one more card face up - the river or fifth street. There is fourth and final round of betting before the showdown, again begun by the first active player to the left of the dealer seat.

The Showdown

Active players show all four of their cards in clockwise order, beginning with the who was the last to bet or raise in the final betting round. If everyone checked in the final betting round, the first active player to the left of the dealer seat is the first to show. See the betting and showdown page for further details.

Each player makes the highest possible five-card poker hand using exactly two of their own cards with exactly three of the face-up table cards, which are known as the board.

Note that:

• For a hand to be considered for winning the pot, the player must show all four hole cards, even though only two of them are used to make the best hand.
• The cards speak for themselves: the best hand is entitled to win the pot if shown, even if the owner does not realise that it is the best hand.
• As always, poker hands consist of just five cards. The two unused hole cards and two unused board cards have no bearing on whether one hand is better than another.

Variations

The Swedish variant Sviten Special is described on a separate page.

Omaha High-Low 8 or Better

Omaha is very often played in such a way that the pot is split between the players with the highest and lowest hands. Since a low hand has to have no card higher than 8 to win its share of the pot, the game is called Omaha High-Low Eight or Better or Omaha/8 for short. This is commonly played as a fixed limit game. The deal is the same as in Omaha High, described above, but with fixed limits the size of the bet doubles after the turn card is dealt, so that the third and fourth betting rounds are played with big bets.

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At the showdown, each active player makes their highest hand and their lowest hand. Each of these hands must use exactly two hole cards (but not necessarily the same two cards for high and for low) and exactly three board cards (but not necessarily the same three). When making a low hand, the five cards must all be of different ranks, the aces count as low, straights and flushes do not count, and no card can be higher than an 8. So the best low hand is A-2-3-4-5 and the worst is 8-7-6-5-4. Cards are compared from the top down, so 7-5-4-3-2 is better than 7-6-3-2-A because the 5 is lower than the 6.

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In this game the cards speak for themselves. This is important because some hands can be quite confusing to read. In a formal game the non-playing dealer will read the hands and tell the players what they have, but in any case it is the duty of all players to try to ensure that the the highest and lowest hands are correctly identified, and to speak up if any hand is wrongly evaluated.

Example: player:

board:

This player has a club flush A-8-6-4-2 for high (not a full house, which would use three hole cards). The low hand is 6-4-3-2-A using the 2 and either a 6 or the 4 from the the player's hand.

The pot is split equally between the highest hand and the lowest hand. If players tie for highest or for lowest, that half of the pot is divided equally between them. If none of the active players qualifies for low (which will automatically be the case if there are not three different cards lower than 9 on the board), then the player with the highest hand wins the whole pot.

Other sites

O8 Poker is dedicated to Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or better, giving rules and advice, offering a personal coaching service, and providing brief reviews of some sites where it can be played online.

Five Card Omaha

This is exactly like normal Omaha except that each player is dealt five private cards. As in four-card Omaha, hands are formed of exactly two private cards with exactly three board cards. There are five-card versions of Omaha High and of Omaha/8. These games, and the six-card game below, are sometimes known as Big O.

Six Card Omaha

This is the same as normal Omaha except that each player is dealt six private cards. As usual, hands must use exactly two private cards and three board cards.

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Courchevel

This variant is popular in France and has spread to other parts of Europe, including the UK. Five hole cards are dealt to each player and in addition, one card is dealt face up to the table before the first betting round. After the first betting round a card is burned and two more are dealt face up to the table to complete the three-card flop, and there is a second betting round. Then as in normal Omaha a fourth table card (the turn) is dealt face up followed by a third betting round, and a fifth table card (the river) is dealt, followed by a final betting round. In the showdown, players must use exactly two of their five hole cards together with exactly three of the five table cards to make their hand, and the best hand wins the pot.

Binglao

This is a Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) variant that has been played several times in the Norwegian Poker Championship week in Dublin, Ireland. Before each deal the player holding the dealer button rolls a 6-sided die. The result of the roll determines how many private cards will be dealt to each player and whether the game will be High or High-Low 8 or Better.

In tournamentsthe game is often listed as 'Binglao 6 max' which probably means that not more than 6 players are allowed at a table, though it would in fact be possible for 7 people to play without running out of cards.

Bluff is a dice game that can be played between at least two persons. The aim of this game is to trick or deceive your opponent as well as to be able to perceive when they are deceiving you.

This game is believed to have originated when the Spaniards (namely the conqueror Pizarro) brought the game from South America.

History

This occurred in the sixteenth century. Today, the game is known by several names including liar’s dice, deception dice, pirates dice, deception, and call my bluff. There is also a popular drinking game variation of this game called Mexicali. The game can be played in two different ways, either common hand or individual hand.

The individual hand approach is usually meant for two players. Since this game is a lot like poker it can be played using poker dice. The dice are passed between the two players throughout the game. The person who goes first is decided at random or can be decided by the players on something at random (for example who rolls a higher number). The player who makes the first move will roll their dice but hide it from their opponent.

The player’s hand is called in the form of poker, so there are: five of a kind (for example if the hand is 22222), a full house (for example 22333), a low straight (for example 12345), three of a kind (for example 22243), a pair (for example 99641) etc. After the first dice is rolled, one player will call the hand while the other will “call the bluff”, “call a higher hand” or roll the dice again.

If the player chose to call the bluff, he or she will show their dice and the winner or loser will be determined. The person who fools their opponent the most and avoids being deceived will win the game.

Common hand is a bit different to individual hand. Unlike with individual hand, this is usually played using more than two players.

Each player is given five six-sided dice and cups that are used to hide them. In a round of common hand, a player will roll his hand under the cup. They will then look at their hand, but keep it out of the vision of the other players. After this, bidding may commence. In order to bid a player will declare the face value in addition to the how much dice showcases that value.

A one is considered wild and counts as the face of the existing bid. The players after that can either make a higher bid or challenge the bid that came before. In order to challenge a bid, a player will usually say “liar”.

To make a higher bid you must either increase the quantity or face value of the bid. If a challenge is made on the preceding bid all of the dice must be revealed. If the bid was legitimate the bidder wins if the bid was false the opposing party wins.

Strategy

There are some general tips and strategies that can help you be the best at this game. Firstly it is important to keep in mind that this game is sometimes based on probability or statistical factors.

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Therefore it is usually recommended to play with no more than six players when money is involved. However If the game is just for fun then of course there is no limit to how many players are needed.

A recommended time to lie would be early in the game. Nevertheless you must also shake up your bidding strategy so that you do not become too predictable. Whenever someone is called on and the cups are lifted, observe and stay alert as to whether or not they bluffed.

Observe their strategy as well as their motions, this will help you to understand your competitors better, especially if you plan on playing with them often.

You must also maintain a strict poker face so that this strategy cannot be used on you. When bluffing, do not fall into a pattern as being predictable will lead to your detriment. Your speed is also important in this game. If you take a very long time to play, people will begin to study and understand you. Instead you should make quick confident statements.

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Since bluff can be played virtually as well as physically, different strategies will apply in different situations. After becoming comfortable with the game it is easy to create your own tricks and tips.