Learn the History of Omaha Hi-Low Poker Hands

Series Summary

Poker has become an American pastime. The game has been around for centuries, and the popularity shows no signs of slowing down. It is a card game that is always evolving, and with the recent rise of online tournaments and tv programs, we still see the game of poker creating quite a following. Poker encompasses a wide variety of games from 5 Card Stud and Heinz 57 to Texas Hold ‘em.

Another of these popular poker variations is Omaha. No one knows exactly how this kind of poker originated. However, it worked itself into one of the most popular casino games in Nevada! Similar to Texas Hold ‘em, each player is dealt four cards. The player uses two of their cards, and then selects three of the community five cards to make the best hand. This is a great game for beginner poker players. You can try to find the best hand because you have a lot of options!

In this free video series, learn how to play the Hi Low variation of Omaha poker today! Reg Brittain shows you a variety of hands and demonstrates how to play them. Watch this free video series and become an expert at Omaha High Low!

Video Transcript

"In an other series for Expert Village we discussed starting hands for the Holdem' poker variant, Omaha. Now in Omaha, it seems that there are so many options that you get 4 starting cards and you can make your best, you can use 2 of them to combine them with the board to make your best 5 card hand. Because of this it seems hope spring eternal well Omaha hi low seems to have that hope factor even stronger which is funny. With so many options in the game, you should play tighter. Most people play hi low looser than what they would say Texas Holdem'. When a game is played hi low what that means is that half of the pot can be won by the high hand. Say for example, a flush to the ace and then half of the pot can be won by the low hand. What this means is that usually 2 players split the pot in half it is possible to do what is called scoop the pot winning both the high and the low. Or in the case of no qualified low hand, now we're going to discuss what it means to qualify for a low hand as we now deconstruct 15 Omaha hi low hands."