With all the T.V. exposure no limit hold em has received I have seen a significant drop in the number of "other" poker games, such as Omaha eight-or-better Hi/Low and Omaha/8 Hi only. These were several of the very best games in the house with pots four times the size of holdem games and that was the norm. They were also several of the most profitable to bet on in should you had the proper tools at your disposal.
For those of you who don’t know, a high low casino game is typically played eight or superior, meaning you must have five non-paired cards eight and lower. A "wheel", Ace to 5, is the best achievable reduced followed by a 6-432A. The straight hands go both methods and may perhaps scoop the entire pot. The pot is normally divided in 2 halves, a good side along with a lower side. So when you had a wheel in your hand you can be assured of winning a few money back. You may need to share it with other players who also have a wheel, a quite common occurrence. You hand may possibly be quite powerful in case you had a flush with your wheel, the higher the far better of course. Omaha hi-low 8 or greater is often a flop based game where you receive four hole cards and must bet on two from your hand to produce a hand.
To play the game properly you will need some basics. First, play four cards that operate together. An A234 could be an incredible lower hand should you were suited with your ace. AK23 is an incredible two way hand also in case you have been suited with either the A or K. AKQ2 is a great 2 way hand as well, but much much better within the good side and stronger still in the event you had suited or double suited cards. A lot of players will say that you must go for lower all the time and throw away the superior hands. Sorry folks, that can be a recipe for disaster. The great side scoops the whole pot if there is no lower, isn’t that superior than the probable half a pot if there’s a small possible. Many boards require a low card for the river for there to be a minimal and every time they miss someone with a great hand scoops the pot. The hands listed above ought to all be raised preflop, an additional mistake the average Omaha/8 player makes is that they for a few odd reason like to see flops affordable with lousy hands and a profit player will exploit this. These same negative players will see that flop no matter what. They will take those negative cards and call a capped pot in hopes of the deck jumping up and kissing them about the cheek with a magic flop. This doesn’t happen very frequently though.
Remember to wager on with four cards that function together and constantly, usually, usually have an Ace in your hand. The other three cards ought to be paint, a K, Q, J or 10 or wheel cards, a deuce, trey, four or 5 or a number of combination of the 2 groups. Go for the good side when ever there exists a single or no low card on the flop and fit your hand to the flop or fold. One last thing, draw to the nuts, on either the high or lower side or at least be aware should you don’t you’ll gambling.