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How to play
Expanding your poker repertoire is always a good thing (like knowing how to
change a wheel, knowing the various forms of poker always come in handy at some
stage). And, if you’re in the dark about how to play Omaha, then you’re
in the right place. Read on to become an Omaha superstar.
The differences between Omaha and Hold’em
To be honest, if you can play Hold’em,
you’ll pick Omaha up in no time at all. If your Hold’em is a little
rusty, we suggest a quick refresher course by using our in-depth how
to play Texas Hold’em guide. You should then come back to this page
to find out the variations in Omaha.
Like Texas Hold’em, Omaha is a community card game where your one and
only aim is to make the best five card hand that you can from the cards you’re
given and the cards that are dealt face up in the centre of the table. So far
so good, just like Hold’em you say. But whoa, hold on there, as this is
where it all gets a little bit different…
As you’ll know, in Texas Hold’em each player receives two cards
that only they can see (their “hole cards”) before the five community
cards are dealt face up. In Omaha, each player is dealt four hole cards. Before
you think whoopy-do, there’s a catch. Unlike Hold’em, where you
can use any combination of hole and community cards to make your best five card
hand, in Omaha you must use two of your hole cards and three community cards
when making your hand. So, just to recap, as this is important: when making
your five card hand, you must use two of your four hole cards, and three of
the five community cards. Voila!
Apart from that, the game follows the same patterns as Texas Hold’em,
with the same blind structure and betting rounds. If you’re not sure about
all that, you’ll get everything you need to know in our how
to play Texas Hold’em guide.
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