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Omaha Poker Help
What is Omaha Poker?
Omaha is a variation of Texas Hold em. The way the game works, omaha poker players end up playing more hands, further down the board creating larger pots. In texas hold em you start with two cards face down. However, in Omaha poker, you receive 4 cards face down. You must use two of your four cards to create the best five card hand. Its just like texas hold em, except you get an extra two cards. Remember you can only use 2 of your four cards.
Betting in Omaha Poker
Just like texas hold em, there are variations on the different betting limits for Omaha poker.
Limit
Pot Limit
No Limit
Example Hand of Omaha Poker at Full Tilt Poker
The player on the left wins with a flush made with their 5♠ and 6♠. You can see the player on the right was winning this hand the whole way their Kings. This person probably called to the river because they had the K♠.