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Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 7th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Omaha Poker is very similar to Texas Holdem. The two poker games are very similar, except that you get two cards down in Texas Holdem Poker and you get four cards face down in Omaha Poker. In Omaha you can only use two cards from your hand. If you want more info about this game, go to
Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 8th, 2010 at 6:39 am
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Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 8th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Texas Holdem and Omaha both are played in essentially the same way. However, in Omaha, everyone is dealt four cards as opposed to the two that are dealt in texas holdem. Also, in Holdem you can use as many of the five community cards to make up the best hand (ie both of your hole cards and three community, only one hole card and four from the table, or even all five community cards) whereas in omaha you must use two of your hole cards to make up your best five card hand, no more, no less. Thus there are generally better hands in omaha then there are in holdem. For instance, the probability of getting a flush or straight is higher (since you can see nine cards instead of just seven).
Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 9th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
There is a huge difference, in Omaha poker you get four hole cards and MUST use two of them, you cannot use 1 , 3 , or 4 , it must be two, this makes flush`s and straights much more easy to get. Eg with a center cards of Ad 7d 4s 6d kh
in Texas hold em any flush would probably win it. but in Omaha you would only be confident if your flush is a high one because it is much much easier to get two diamonds in 4 cards than 2 diamonds in two cards.
Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 12th, 2010 at 11:50 am
The two games are very similar. However, the major difference is that in Holde’m you get 2 hole cards, while in Omaha you get 4 hole cards. Otherwise, the same rules apply… best 5 card hand wins. Players can only use up to 2 of the 4 hole cards at any time. It is much more difficult than Hold’em, because of the hand odds.
Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 14th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Very similar games but some important differences:
In hold’em you have 2 starting cards 5 community cards
In Omaha you have 4 starting cards 5 community cards
Important differernce:
You MUST use exactly 2 cards from your dealt cards in Omaha to make your hand. This means that if you are dealt Ace of clubs and its your only club and the board gives you 4 more clubs you DO NOT have a flush.
It also means that if you are dealt a 3 or 4 of a kind, you have one of the worst starting hands in Omaha.
Omaha is typically played with Pot limit, meaning you cannot raise more than the total cash on the table after you call.
Hold’m can also be played with pot limit but No limit or Fixed limit is more common. Omaha is normally only played in pot limit.
Doyles Online Poker Room said,
in March 15th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
In Texas Hold’em you receive two face-down cards, and you can use one, both, or no cards from your hands (the community is your best five-card hand.) In Omaha, you receive four face-down cards, and you must always use two and only two cards from your hand. For example, if you have 8TJQ, all of spades, and the A and K of spades is on the board (As Ks 2d 6h 9c), you do NOT have a royal flush, any flush, or even a straight! You just have the best possible Ace High.
Another popular variation used in Omaha is Hi-Lo, which means that you can have a Hi hand, like a straight or a full house, and a Lo hand, which is made up of five unique cards, not counting suits, from A to 8. The best Lo is 5432A (commonly called a wheel) and the worst Lo hand is 87654. (This is the best Hi hand that can also qualify as a Lo hand).
To try out both Omaha variations online, I recommend Poker Stars as a great place to try out the game for free, and even put a little money in it if you think you’re up to the Omaha Challenge. It’s at. Good Luck!
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