Like Texas Hold’em, the object of Omaha is to make the best possible five-card hand, using a combination of hole 9️⃣ cards and five community cards.
In Omaha, however, players are dealt four hole cards, and must make a five-card hand using 9️⃣ exactly two hole cards and three community cards. This differs from Texas Hold’em, in which players get two hole cards, 9️⃣ and can use any combination of hole cards and community cards to make the best five-card hand.
Two versions of Omaha 9️⃣ are commonly played around the world, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo (aka Omaha Eight or Better). The next sections 9️⃣ will cover Omaha Hi-Lo. Learn how to play Pot Limit Omaha here.
Omaha Hi Lo Rules Overview
Omaha 8, also known as 9️⃣ Omaha Eight or Better, or Omaha high low split ('Hi/Lo'), is a split pot game. The best high hand wins 9️⃣ half of the pot, and the best low hand wins the other half of the pot.