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Questions tagged [omaha-hi-lo]

A variant of Omaha also known as Omaha High-Low, Omaha 8-or-Better, or O8.

Omaha Hi-Lo is a "split pot" game, meaning that at showdown, the pot is divided in half, with one half being awarded to the winning best hand, and the other half to the best qualifying "low hand."

There are no qualification requirements for the high, meaning there will always be a winning high hand. However, low hands must qualify to be eligible for winning the low half of the pot. If there is no low hand, the high hand will scoop the entire pot.

A more comprehensive explanation can be found here.

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How to determine the winning hands in poker?

It seems especially to newer players that what constitutes a winning hand, what the best five cards are, can be confusing. So exactly what hand is the winner and why does it win?
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How does Lo work in Omaha Hi-Lo

I have never really understood how the lo hand works. I understand that you have to have a qualifying lo hand but what does it take to qualify? Is it the best low hand or the worst?
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What is the nature of Omaha starting hands?

When I first started to play Omaha coming from a Hold em back ground it seemed to me that the nature of a four card hand was different then the nature of two a card hand. It seemed that at a very basic elementary level I had to adjust the way I…
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Can A Qualifying Low Hand Also Win The High Hand Pot?

For example, I was playing with a group of friends and one of the guys ended up with A-2-4-5-7 suited. He did win the low, but since it was also a flush he won both high and low pots. So my question is can you win both?
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In what situations will you lose the low-pot in Omaha Hi/Lo while holding Ace-Deuce?

In Omaha hi low, will holding an Ace and a Deuce card automatically give you the "nut low" hand in the event of a qualifying low hand?
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Can I use all the cards in a hand in Omaha hi-low?

Player A has A,2,Q,K. Board cards are 3,4,6,K,Q. Can he or she win low with a A,2,3,4,6? Change cards for hi and win hi A,Q Q,K,K?
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How can I gain an advantage in a weak no-limit Omaha Hi-Lo game?

I know that Omaha Hi-Lo is normally played for limit or pot-limit stakes and I think I remember there being specific reasons, but I play in a home game that occasionally plays Omaha Hi-Lo at no-limit stakes. The people in the game are not very…
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tracking software for Omaha Hi/Low

I was looking for a software like Holdem manager that will give me the same info for Omaha Hi/low, but couldn't find one. is there a good poker tracker or software for Omaha Hi/Low?
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Counterfeit confusion in Omaha Hi-Lo

Can anyone help me to wrap my head around an explanation of counterfeiting that I think is incorrect? I have the hand on the left and I thought I could play the A2 for the low pot. The other players at the table told me that since there was a 2 on…
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Pot Limit Omaha 8 or better rules

I have a question regard PLO/8. Post flop, player 1 checks, player 2 bets $150.00, player 3 goes all-in for $165.00. Does player 1 have option to raise player 2, or can he just call player 3's all-in bet?
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Odds on flopping a Royal Flush?

Playing tourney Omaha hi/lo split last night, I hit a Royal Flush on the flop, we were 9 handed at the time and I'm wondering if anyone out there knows the odds on that happening
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Hi lo poker. Low hand ties

What happens in hi lo when there is a tie for the best hand hi and lo? I was playing recently and went all in with another player and we both had the exact same hand, A2345. I was told that I lose because the other player had a 6. I thought we…
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High low Omaha question

With the board showing A2345 would a hand consisting of 67 win both the high and low? Or would a hand holding A2 in it win the low? Thanks
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Probability for 75% to 25% in Omaha8?

In Omaha Hi/Lo 8s or better, what is the probability for me to win 25% of the pot and 75% of the pot in this situation? For example: I have - A x x 2 Opponent has - A 2 6 7 Board is: Q 4 5 3 10 (rainbow) Opponent has 3 4 5 6 7 for high pot and 50%…
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What happens if no one has a low hand

If no one has 5 cards below or equal to 8, does everyone get 50% of their contribution back, or do only those who didn't fold share the low pot equally?
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