Omaha 8 or Better is a great poker game that can be found at any of the top quality online casinos. When you play Omaha 8 poker online be sure to find a casino that offers great gambling perks like free bonus offers and other great playing advantages you can get when gambling at an online casino. Omaha 8 poker is different to Omaha poker so be sure to read the rules and look over the information we've posted in this section before you start gambling online. Look for the best online gambling and poker rooms at top online casino directories on the web.
Omaha 8 or Better is also sometimes called Omaha High-Low or Omaha Hi/Lo. The only major difference in Omaha High-Low is that the high hand winner must split the pot with the player with the best qualifying low hand. There is always a high hand, but not always a low hand. For a hand to qualify for low, it must have five denominations no higher than an eight.
In this variation of Omaha poker, if you do not have two cards 8 or lower among your four downcards, you cannot qualify for the low hand. If three or more cards ranking 8 or lower do not end up among the five community cards, there will be no qualifying low hand. If there is no low hand, the pot will not be split, unless two hands tie for high. In Omaha 8 or better, players can still only use two of their four down cards.
When four or five low cards appear on the board, it can become very difficult to read the low hands properly. For example with a board of 2 6 A 5 8, the hand 2 4? 5 K is playing a 6-5-4-2-A (either his 2-4 with the board's A-5-6, or his 4-5 with the board's A-2-6--either way makes the same hand). In this situation he is often said to be playing his "live" 4, that is, his 4, plus some other low card that matches the board but still makes a low because the one on the board isn't needed. A player with 3 5 10 J is playing a "live" 3, for a low of 6-5-3-2-A, which makes a better low. However, a player with 3 7 Q Q can only play 7-5-3-2-A low; even though he has a "live" 3, he must play two low cards from his hand, and so he must play his 7-3, and cannot make a 6-high low hand.
