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The second
difference is confusing for most beginners. These examples show how it
works.
| Board
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Hole Cards |
Best High Hand
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| As Kc Qc 8d 2d |
Ac 2c Jd Th |
Jd Th makes ace-hi
straight. |
| As Kc Qc Jh Td |
Ac 2c Jd 8h |
Ac Jd makes ace-hi
straight. |
| As Kc Qc Jh Td |
3c 2c Jd 8h |
Jd 8h makes pair of jacks. No straight is possible using two hole
cards. |
| As Ks 8h 9d 2s |
Qs 4h 4d 4s |
Qs 4s makes AKQ42 "nut" flush. |
| As Ks 8s 9s 2s |
Qs 4h 4d Qd |
Qs Qd makes pair of queens.
No flush is
possible using two hole cards. |
| As Ts 8s 8h 4d |
Td Tc Ad 9c |
Td Tc makes TTT88 full
house. |
| As Ts 8s 8h 4d |
Td 8c Ad 9c |
Ad 8c makes 888AA full
house. |
| AQ-AJ Off Suit |
Ah 2h 3h 5h |
Ah 5h makes trip aces
AAA85. No full
house is possible using two hole cards. |
| As Ac 8s 8h 4d |
Ah 2h 3h 4h |
Ah 4h makes full house
AAA44. |
Omaha is often played high/low, meaning that the highest and lowest hands split
the pot. The low hand usually must "qualify" by being at least an 8-low (the
largest card must be 8 or lower). One can use a different two cards to compete
for the high and low portions of the pot, and the game is played "cards speak"
rather than "declare". Aces are either low or high, and straights and flushes
don't count for low. Since everybody must use two hole cards to make a hand, the
board must have three cards 8 or lower for a low to even be possible. Players
often tie for low, and the low half of the pot is divided equally among them.
Some more examples:
| Board |
Hole Cards
|
Best Low Hand |
| As Kc Qc 8d 2d |
8c Jc Jd Th |
Jd Th makes the low hand JT82A, which
does not qualify as 8-or-better. |
| 3d 5h 8d Tc Ts |
Ac 2c Jd Th |
Ac 2c makes the "nut low" 8532A. |
| 3d 5h 8d Tc Ts |
Ac 3c 4d Th |
Ac 4d makes 8543A. |
| 3d 5h 8d Ad Ts |
Ac 3c 5d 8h |
Any two make T853A, not qualifying. |
| Ac 2c 3d 4h 5s |
Ad 2d Th Td |
Ad 2d makes "nut low" 5432A. |
| Ac 2c 3d 4h 5s |
4d 5d Th Td |
4d 5d makes "nut low" 5432A. |
| 5h 7h 8d Ac 2c |
Ad 2d Th Td |
Ad 2d makes 8752A, but the nut low is
5432A with a 3 and 4. On the flop we
had the best possible low, but the turn
and river "counterfeited" us. |
As in all split-pot games, the real goal of playing any hand is to win both
halves of the pot, or "scoop". Thus, hands that have a chance to win both ways
are far superior to those that can only win one way.
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