Omaha Poker or Omaha Hold'em follows the same rules as Texas Holdem, where Texas Holdem is a 7-card game Omaha is a 9-card game. Brief and detailed rules provided for both Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo poker variations.

Omaha Poker

In Brief

Omaha Poker or Omaha Hold'em follows the same rules as Texas Holdem, where Texas Holdem is a 7-card game Omaha is a 9-card game. Like Texas Hold'em, Omaha Poker games can be played with different betting limits.

Omaha Poker, Detailed Explanation

Omaha Poker, or Omaha Hold'em is another game found at both land based and online poker rooms, Omaha Poker is a 9-card game. Omaha Poker games can be played with these different betting limits.

Limit There is a specific betting limit for each game played and each round. For example a $.50/$1.00 has a $.50 Blind, the first round of betting and raises is $.50 and the subsequent rounds are upped to $1.00 bets.

Pot Limit Players can bet a maximum, equal to the total pot at the time of their bet.

No Limit Players can bet as much as they have on the table at the time of the bet.

The 2 players left of the dealer place a 'Small Blind' and 'Big Blind' (blind, as in betting before seeing the hand) bet, which for a $.50/$1.00 game is $.25 and $.50 respectively.

Once the Blind bets are made each player is dealt 4 cards face down.

Betting begins with the player to the left of the bettor who placed the "Big Blind" bet.

3 cards are dealt face up, in the middle of the table, in what is called "The Flop".

There is another round of betting,

A 4th card is placed face up in the middle of the table.

There is another round of betting,

The last card, or "The River" card is placed face up in the middle.

There is the final round of betting.

Following the bet Omaha Poker players make their best hand of 5 cards, using 2 of their down 4 cards and 3 cards from the 5 community cards on the table. A winner is determined by the usual means, either the high hand wins, or the last player who is still "in" gets the pot. That's all there is to playing Omaha Poker.

Omaha Poker Hi/Lo

This game is played the same as Omaha Poker, except the pot is split between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand (unless one player 'Scoops' both hands).

The 2 players left of the dealer place a 'Small Blind' and 'Big Blind' (blind, as in betting before seeing the hand) bet, which for a $.50/$1.00 game is $.25 and $.50 respectively.

Once the Blind bets are made each player is dealt 4 cards face down.

Betting begins with the player to the left of the bettor who placed the "Big Blind" bet.

3 cards are dealt face up, in the middle of the table, in what is called "The Flop".

There is another round of betting,

A 4th card is placed face up in the middle of the table.

There is another round of betting,

The last card, or "The River" card is placed face up in the middle.

There is the final round of betting.

The rules for forming a hand are the same as Omaha Poker, 2 of the 4 down cards and 3 of the 5 up cards must be used for each hand. However, as you get to create a separate Hi and Lo hand your two hands may use different cards from both the Flop and your down cards.