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Omaha Poker (High)
An offshoot of Texas Holdem is Omaha poker.
The goal: Make the best five-card poker hand using exactly 2 of the four hole cards dealt to you and 3 of the five community (board) cards.
Types of Omaha Poker:
- Limit Omaha Poker - A specific betting limit is applied in each game and on each round of betting.
- Pot Limit Omaha Poker - A player can only bet what is in the pot (ie, $50 into a $50 pot).
Other than the different betting structures between them, the rules for pot limit Omaha are the same as limit Omaha.
How to Play Omaha Poker
A disc also known as “the button” or “the dealer button” indicates which player is the nominal dealer for the current game. The player immediately clockwise to the button posts the “small blind”, typically half a small bet (for example, $1 in a $2/$4 Omaha game) before the game begins. The player immediately clockwise of the small blind posts the “big blind”, which is always a full small bet ($2 in a $2/$4 Omaha game).Then each player receives their four hole cards. The player immediately clockwise (left) of the big blind begins the betting.
After the first round of betting is complete, the first three community cards (or “the flop”) are dealt face up on the board. The first active player to the left of the dealer begins the betting. He can either check, bet, or fold. Play continues clockwise around the table with each player having the option to either check, bet, call, raise, or fold. Raises and bets occur in small bets (increments of $2 in a $2/$4 game). When all players have either folded or called the last raiser, the betting round is complete and the cards are dealt for the next round.
Now the “turn card” is dealt face up on the table. The betting process is the same as after the flop, except in Limit poker all bets must be made at the higher bet limit (For example, in a $2/$4 game, betting after the turn would start at $4). As in Holdem, the turn card is also called “fourth street.” Play continues clockwise around the table with each player given the same set of options (check, bet, call, raise, or fold). When all players have either folded, called the last raiser, or put all of their chips in the pot, the betting round is complete and the cards are dealt for the next round.
After the turn betting round, the final community card “the river” or “fifth street”, is dealt face up on the table. No more cards are dealt after this. The first active player to the left of the dealer begins the betting. He can either check, bet, or fold, with betting at a minimum of the higher blind level (again, in a $2/$4 game, betting on the river would start at $4). Play continues clockwise around the table with each player given the same set of options (check, call, raise, or fold). The betting round is complete when all players have either folded, called the last raiser, or put all of their chips in the pot.
If there is more than one remaining player when the final betting round is complete, the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards. If there was no bet on the final round, the player immediately clockwise the button shows his or her cards. The player with the best five-card hand wins the pot. In Omaha poker, players must use two and only two of their four hole poker cards in combination with any three of the cards from the board. The pot will be equally divided between the players with the best hands in the event of identical hands.
After the pot is awarded, a new Omaha poker game is ready to be played. The button now moves clockwise to the next online player.
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