Omaha Poker

The Omaha is one of the most played poker versions in the world. Very similar to Texas Hold’em which also illustrates the rules of the poker game, the Omaha will be very accessible If you have the bases of Texas Hold’em. You should know that in the stake system, the game is mainly in limiting and pot - Limit, more rarely in no limit.

Criteria of the best combination

If in Texas Hold'em, each player receives 2 cards, in the version of the Omaha, you receive 4. You will have to use 2 of your private cards to associate them with 3 of the common cards to be able to make a hand, to The difference in Texas Hold'em where you will have the choice to use one or both cards in your hand to complete a combination. This variant is a little more complicated than its cousin, in the sense that victory is less predictable. If the table cards announce a color, but you don't have at least two of the same, you will not be able to win the game thanks to the value of your hand. Omaha's table has a maximum of 10 players.

The betting system

The bets do not differ from those of Texas Hold’em. The players on the left of the donor successively pose the little blind and the big blind and are the last to speak to the pre-flop. For the other laps, namely the flop, the turn and the river, it is always the donor having the button that speaks last. Of course, the button is assigned to the next player to each new hand.

Be careful when you play in pot-limited mode, you will not be able to bet a sum greater than the size of the pot. For example, if the pot contains $ 25, you can only bet at $ 50. If someone follows at $ 25, you will be free to relaunch $ 100, since there are $ 25 to follow as well as $ 75 to be able to restart up to the pot which is now $ 75.

L’Omaha Hi-Lo

This subvariant has a shared pot. This means that it is possible to get the best high hand and the best low hand. Half of the pot is then given to everyone (the player who has the best high hand and the one with the best low hand). On the other hand, if no low hand is possible, the entire pot will be attributed to the player with the best high hand. The objective of this high-show moof is to make the highest hand and at the same time, the lowest, we will then speak of " scoor »I can

The best hand is simply the best classic hand. It is good to remember that for the Omaha Hi-Lo, it will be necessary to use exactly two cards of your hand and three of the table to be able to make a hand. The low hand is more delicate to define. In the same way, you will need to use two cards of your private hand to associate them with exactly 3 cards in the table. All so -called low hands must start at 8 or below. The lower the figure, the better for your score! For example, a "low height 7" includes a 7 and the other four cards are below. The best low hand existing, also called "wheel" is as follows: 5-4-3-2-1-A (of its small name a fifth height five). The low hand which will bring you the least 8-7-6-4-4 (or a fifth height 8). It is essential that there are at least three cards below 8 on the table so that it is possible to compose a low hand with its private cards.