Omaha Poker is one of the more popular versions of Poker games played in many Poker tournaments and Casinos. Though Texas Hold’em Poker is considered the reigning master of Poker tournaments, Omaha Poker plays the second best in attracting the large amount of players in card games. The reason for drawing a relatively large amount of card enthusiasts is that Omaha Poker is very similar to Texas Hold’em Poker. The main difference, which many Poker players consider as a better deal, is that in Omaha Poker a player can choose out of 9 cards.
As mentioned, Omaha Poker follows the same rules as Texas Hold’em Poker, but with 2 exceptions:

* Omaha Players are dealt 4 “pocket” cards instead of just 2 cards.
* Omaha Players must use 2 “pocket” cards and 3 “community” cards to make their best high hand.

The game principle and Hand Rankings are the same, but the 2 differences in the rules demand a very different strategy for playing Omaha Poker.

A hand of Omaha Hi consists of up to 4 Betting Rounds. After the placing of the Blind Bets, each Omaha player receives 4 private, facedown “Pocket Cards”. Throughout the hand, 5 face-up “Community Boardcards” are placed in the middle of the table, to be shared by all Omaha players.

After the fourth and final Betting Round is complete, there is a Omaha “Showdown”. The player who creates the highest ranking (valued), 5 card, Poker hand, using any combination of 2 of their 4 “Pocket Cards” and any 3 of the 5 “Community Boardcards”, wins the Pot!