Omaha poker is a very popular poker online game, which people can play on many websites. The rules of Omaha are almost the same as that of Texas Hold’em. One of the major differences is that of hole cards. In Texas Hold’em, players get two hole cards but in the case of Omaha, the number of hole cards is four. Besides this, each player gets five community cards. They have to make hands from two hole cards and three community cards. The game was launched in the 1980s and soon it gained popularity. People started playing the game in casinos as well as poker tournaments. There are many variants of this game, which are discussed here.

Omaha High

The game can be played by players whose number can be in the range of 2 to 10.here is a way of playing the game.

Blinds

The game starts with forced bets called blinds in which one player has to place a small blind and another one has to place big blinds. The small blind sits to the left of the dealer and the big blind sits next to the small blind. A minimum bet is fixed and the big blind must be equal to that limit. The small blind is half of the big blind. The betting structure of Omaha high is the same as that of the pot limit.

Dealing

The dealer shuffles the cards and asks a player to cut it. After that, he starts dealing four cards one by one to each player. These cards are known as hole cards. Players can look at their hole cards but not the cards of other players.

Betting Rounds

The first betting round is started by the player sitting to the left of the big bland. The player can bet, call, raise, or fold and forfeit the cards. The round continues in the clockwise direction. In the next round, each player gets three community cards and the betting is started by the player sitting to the left of the dealer. In the next two rounds, each player gets one community card and the betting is started by the player sitting to the left of the dealer.

Showdown

Showdown depends on the number of players left at the end of the last round. In the case of a single player, he is declared as the winner. If more than one player remains then the player having the best hand is declared as the winner.

Omaha High Low Eight or Better

This is a game in which players have to make the highest and lowest hands. The amount present in the pot is divided into two and is given to the players having these hands. Two-hole cards have to be used in both hands.

Five Card Omaha

This game is similar to a normal game of Omaha. The only difference is that each player gets five hole cards.

Six Card Omaha

In this game, six-hole cards are dealt and players have to use any two of them along with three community cards to make the hand.

Wrapping Up

These are some of the variants of Omaha, which is a good poker online game. The rules are almost the same. The main difference is that it is the number of hole cards.