Omaha (High):
This is the second most popular community game. Each player gets four
down cards. After the cards are dealt, there is a round of betting. The betting
starts to the left of the big blind. Then three of the community cards are exposed
all at once, which is called the Three-Card Flop. After another round of betting,
the fourth card, called Fourth Street, is turned, (also called the Turn Card).
Fourth Street is followed by a round of betting, and then the fi fth card, called
Fifth Street, (also called the River Card) is exposed. A final round of betting follows
Fifth Street.
Basic Omaha rules:
1. Four cards are dealt face-down to each player plus a total of five community cards are dealt on the board.
2. Omaha has a total of four rounds of betting.
3. Players must use two of the hole cards (down cards) and three of the
community cards to make a fi ve-card hand. ***This is the tricky part of
Omaha. Don’t get terribly excited about being dealt three or four of a kind!
4. All hands speak for themselves and the highest hand wins the pot.
Example:
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Omaha (Low - Split):
This is the same game as Omaha only it also has a low hand. At Angie’s it is
played with an 8 qualifi er and all Omaha rules apply. A player must have five
cards 8 or below without pairing to qualify for low. The highest cards that can
make a low hand are 8-7-6-5-4. The best low hand possible is A-2-3-4-5. Two
cards from a player’s hand may be used for high and two cards for low. The
same cards may even be used for high and low.
For example, A-2-3-4-5 could
win for best high and low hand. This game is very popular and is the second most common game played at Angie's.
Basic Omaha rules:
1. Four cards are dealt face-down to each player plus a total of five community
cards are dealt on the board.
2. Omaha has a total of four rounds of betting.
3. Players must use two of the hole cards (down cards) and three of the
community cards to make a five-card hand.
4. All hands speak for themselves and the highest hand wins the pot.
Specific Omaha High-Low Split Rules:
5. In High-Low Split, high hand wins one-half the pot and low takes the other half.
*** High hand gets the odd chip if the pot does not split equally.
6. In High-Low Split, straights and fl ushes do not count against the low
hand.
7. In High-Low Split, any two of the hole cards may be used for the low
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