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These Omahapoker rules are from partypoker.com :
Omaha Players receive four ‘hole’ cards that only they can see, and five ‘community’ cards are dealt that everyone can see and use. Each player must use two of their hole cards, as well as three of the community cards, to make their hand.
The game is divided into four rounds of betting, and the betting moves clockwise around the table. Betting starts from the position next to the dealer button, which moves one place to the left after each hand. In online games, the dealer button replaces the ‘real’ dealer.
The Blinds
Before a game starts, the two players to the left of the dealer post ‘blind’ bets, so-called because they are made before the players have seen any cards. The blinds ensure that there is some money in the pot to play for at the very start of the game. The player to the left of the dealer posts the ‘small blind’, and the player to his left posts the ‘big blind’.
Pre-Flop
Each player receives four cards that only they can see, called ‘hole’ cards. After this, the first round of betting is started by the first player to the left of the big blind. This player, who is known as ‘on the gun’, can:
Call – match the amount bet in the big blind,
Raise – increase the amount bet, or
Fold – surrender his cards and stake in the game.
When the betting returns to the player who made the big blind (the first full bet), that player can ‘check’ or opt to stay in the game without adding anything to the pot. However, if an opponent has raised, the big blind has three options: he must fold, call, or re-raise.
The Flop
Three ‘community’ cards, which all players can use to make their five-card hand, are dealt face up on the table. A second round of betting follows.
The Turn
A fourth community card is dealt face up on the table. The third round of betting follows.
The River
The fifth and final community card is dealt, followed by the final round of betting.
The Showdown
If there is more than one player left in the game, there is a showdown in which the players reveal their cards and the highest hand wins . If two players share an identical hand, the pot is split.
Ranks of hands :
Royal Flush A royal flush is an ace high straight. All of the cards are in the same suit.
Straight Flush A straight flush is a five-card straight, all in the same suit.
Four of a Kind – Quads Quads, or four of a kind, are four cards of equal rank.
Full House – Full Boat A full house, or full boat, contains a set (three) cards of one rank and a pair of another rank.
Flush A flush is any five cards, all of the same suit.
Straight Five cards of sequential rank. Every possible straight will contain either a 5 or a 10.
Three of a Kind – A Set Three cards of the same rank.
Two Pair A two pair is two cards of one rank and another two cards of another rank.
One Pair One pair is two cards of the same rank.
Some games are called Hi-Lo Games (Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo and Omaha Hi-Lo) because to win the pot, not only do you need to consider the rank of hands explained above (Hi) but also the lowest hand (Lo). The pot is then split between two winning hands: the high one and the low one.
We’ve covered the high hands above. A low hand is a hand that contains five different cards inferior or equal to 8. Ex: A- 2- 4- 7- 8
PartyPoker.com offers two games where the pot is split between the best high hand and the best low hand – Omaha Hi/Lo and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. Hi/Lo games are played with an ‘eight qualifier’ for the low hand, where a player must have five unpaired cards lower than eight in order to win the low part of the pot.
Straights and flushes do not count toward a low hand, and aces are treated as the lowest card. Hands with five cards of equal rank share the low pot equally, regardless of suit.
In Hi/Lo games, as played on PartyPoker.com, the best possible low hand is a 5-high straight, called a wheel or a bicycle. Should two or more players have wheels/bicycles, the low portion of the pot is split. All wheels/bicycles are equal regardless of suit.