Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:32 am GMT by Nathan_S
Allright I want to try Omaha High/Low but I am still trying to figure out the rules completly.
I know that you get 4 cards and there are 5 table cards.
You can only use 2 of your cards and 3 table cards (unlike holdem in which you can use and combo).
High is the best hand (just like holdem).
But what is low? I am trying to figure that out and it just doesn't click for me. I know it has to be less than 8. So would a single Ace be the best lowest hand? Could someone please explain the low idea to me?
Thanks,
Nathan
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Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:43 am GMT by Loonbat
The perfect low is A, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 2 cards must come from your hand and 3 cards must be used from the community board (of the 5 total cards), and a pair cannot be used. For example, if you have an AKQ2 in your hand and the board come A 2 5 9 T, you don't have a low hand. If the board came K Q 3 4 and any other card between 5 and 8, you would have the nuts low, A 2 3 4 X (x being a card between 5 and 8)
Not all boards in a split game will give a low option. 3 (or more) cards with a value of 8 or less need to be on the board. The following boards have no low options:
8 8 3 3 K (a 3 and an 8 can be used, but you can't use a pair eg 3 3 8)
A 2 T J Q
You'll find in this game that lows will often split, so in 3-way action, with the "nuts low", you may still lose money by splitting low and someone winning high (giving you 25% of the pot).
Note: The best starting hand in Om H/L is AA23, two suited ... AsAc2s3c is a fine example.
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:51 am GMT by Nathan_S
Just to make sure I am understanding you correctly. So the only possible low hands are 5 card straights?
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:51 am GMT by xhi
Any Five cards (2 and only 2 from your hand plus 3 and only 3 from the board) that are 8 or lower and not paired constitute a low hand.
Straights and flushes do not count for low but a pair of low cards or better would not qualify.
5432A is best low hand called a "wheel". The hand with the lower cards wins thus 8432A is beaten by 7432A, 8762A is beaten by 8752A
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:03 am GMT by Nathan_S
| xhi wrote: |
5432A is best low hand called a "wheel". The hand with the lower cards wins thus 8432A is beaten by 7432A, 87621 is beaten by 87521 |
Allright after that I am starting to get it.
So it has to be 5 cards for a low hand right? And none of them can be the same? So 876AA would not be a low hand?
Basically I could just order the cards from highest to lowest and the 5 digit number they make is what determines if it won or not? So 65432 gets beaten by 6543A?
Let me know if this is right.
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:12 am GMT by Loonbat
For low, yes.
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:52 am GMT by Nathan_S
| Loonbat wrote: | | For low, yes. |
And high is just normal high rules (just like holdem), correct? Well besides the two from your hand and 3 from table.
Posted Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:59 am GMT by Loonbat
Correct - what you will find in Omaha quite often is that if the board pairs, a boat (or quads) will win. If there are 3 of a suit on the board, the flush will take it. You really start to assume that if it's possible, it will happen in Omaha HL.
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