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Omaha Hi Lo Starting Hands

Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi Lo are the two versions of the popular poker variation, Omaha. In the present day the action filled and entertaining Omaha Hi lo is becoming increasingly popular with the people and can be found in most of the online casinos and land based casinos. One of the reasons why Omaha Hi Lo is gaining popularity is may be because it is a split pot game, i.e., the game can have two winners, one for the highest hand and the other for the lowest qualifying hand and the pot is divided between the winners.

In order to qualify as a low hand, the hand must have no card with value greater than 8. The best possible lowest hand in a game of Omaha Hi Lo is A2345. The players are dealt four private cards out of which the players have to use only two and combine it with three community cards so as to form the best possible hand. Incase there are no qualifying low hand winner then the player with the best high hand wins the entire pot.

The four private cards in the starting hand should be well coordinated; those cards that can form a flush or a full house are highly preferable. There can be thousands of four card combinations that can be dealt to the players. But in order to get a chance to win the game or at least half of the pot it is important to have an ace in your starting hand. According to Bill Boston the best starting hand in Omaha Hi Lo is a ‘AA23 double suited’ hand. It is called a double suited hand because both A2 and A3 are suited.

With this kind of a hand the players will have a chance in two different suites. Moreover if later in the game cards like an Ace2 appear then the player will not get counterfeited as well and can have a shot at the low nut also. Choosing the perfect starting hand in a game of Omaha Hi Lo is very essential. Since each player has four private cards finding a playable hand is not difficult but playing each and every hand is seen as a sign of weakness; players should know which hand to play and restraint themselves.

The point count method is a good way to choose a starting hand. In this method each of the card combinations in the player’s hand are given a value and they are added in order to find out the strength of the starting hand.

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Omaha Hi Lo Starting Hands

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