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Omaha
is similar to hold’em in using a three-card flop on
the board, a fourth boardcard, and then a fifth boardcard.
Each player is dealt four holecards (instead of two)
at the start. In order to make a hand, a player must
use precisely two holecards with three boardcards. The
betting is the same as in hold'em. At the showdown,
the entire four-card hand should be shown to receive
the pot.
The
best possible five card poker hand, using exactly two
hole cards and three community cards, wins the pot.
Betting Rounds
| 1.The
dealer deals each player their own four cards face-down
(pocket cards) |
| 2.1st
betting round |
3.The
dealer burns a card then turns over three community
cards face-up
(the flop) |
| 4.2nd
betting round |
| 5.The
dealer burns another card then turns over 1 more
community card (the turn,4th street) |
| 6.3rd
betting round |
| 7.The
dealer burns another card then turns over 1 final
community card (the river,5th
street ) |
| 8.Last
betting round |
| 9.Showdown
(Every remaining player shows hand with bettor showing
first) |
All remaining players must use their two pocket
cards and the three boardcards.
RULES
OF OMAHA
1. All
the rules of hold’em apply to Omaha except the rule
on playing the board, which is not possible in Omaha
(because you must use two cards from your hand and three
cards from the board).
OMAHA
HIGH-LOW
Omaha
is often played high-low split, 8-or-better. The player
may use any combination of two holecards and three boardcards
for the high hand and another (or the same) combination
of two holecards and three boardcards for the low hand.
RULES
OF OMAHA HIGH-LOW
1.
All the rules of Omaha apply to Omaha high-low split
except as below.
2.
A qualifier of 8-or-better for low applies to all high-low
split games, unless a specific posting to the contrary
is displayed. If there is no qualifying hand for low,
the best high hand wins the whole pot.
Rules
provided by Bob Ciaffone via ROBERT’S RULES OF POKER
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