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Point count system for Omaha high-low poker
When you play Omaha poker you will come across two versions–Omaha high and Omaha high/low Eight or better. They are also called Hi-Lo, Omaha8 or 8 or Better. These are names of the same game. Hi-Lo Omaha has become very popular as there is a split in the pot than only poker High game. In fact low limit Hi-Lo game is becoming more popular in the poker rooms. As there are two types of hands that are winning the pot, there are more people playing till the end.
When you are trying to make a low hand you should not have more than 8 in any case in you hand. You cannot have straight or flush if you are playing a low hand. The best lowest hand is A 2 3 4 5. You can win in Omaha low only if you have two low cards in your hand and three on the table which are lower than 8. Unless such cards are there you cannot make a low hand and the player with the highest hand wins. The ideal hand to play high-low poker is to have two high cards and two low cards in your hand. This will bring the whole pot to you without splitting. The other way is you have a high hand and there are no low hands.
In Hi-Low Omaha poker there are point system which decides your winnings. You must know the point value of the cards before you start playing the game. There are software available which gives these points and you can practice with them. The point system in this game is as follows:
For high cards:
Pairs: Ace has 30 points, kings have 13 points, Queens have 12 points and Jacks have 11. Rests of the cards are taken on their face value. Flushes: two flushes will be counted 10 with A. all the other flushes count 4. Three or four of the same suit is taken a half. Straights: when you have two cards with one gap or no gaps at all it is taken as 2 points.
When we come to low cards:
A,2 have 20 points, A and 3 – 15, 2, 3- 10 points, other cards with 10 points are- A,4 and 2,3. Cards with 5 points are – 3-4, A-5, 2-5, 3-5 and 4-5.
You need to add up the four cards for high or low points. You may call for 25 points, raise for 40 points and re-raise for 50 points.
Spice Up Your Home Poker Game With A Casino Quality Poker Table
With the recent poker boom it seems like everyone is getting into the game. You cant turn on your TV without seeing poker somewhere on some channel. The next logical step is home poker games. Its easy to set up and nearly everyone knows how to play now. The only thing you need is a few poker buddies, some poker chips, and a deck of cards. But what if you wanted to take it a bit further? What if you could have a casino quality poker table right in your own home? Believe it or not, you can.
What if I told you that you could build your own casino quality poker table top for under $200? Im not talking about those cheap flimsy folding table tops that you see online. Im talking about a durable all wood table top with a real casino style padded rail and a nice padded playing surface. The nice thing is that anyone who knows how to use a saw can build one.
The supplies you need are as follows: 2 Sheets of ½ plywood 2 Sheets of closed cell foam (1 for the rail and ¼ for the playing surface) 1 Sheet of vinyl to upholster the rail 1 Sheet of fabric to upholster the playing surface Wood nails, Staples, and Adhesive
The first thing you need to do is decide the table that you will be placing your table top on when you play poker. You need to measure and cut both sheets of plywood to the size of that tables top. This should give you 2 identical pieces of plywood that also match the size and shape of the table that will be supporting your finished product. Once this is done you need to cut a 4.5 ring off of one piece and a 2 ring off of the other piece of plywood. These two rings of wood will later form the padded rail.
The next step is to upholster the playing surface. To do this all you need to do is fix the sheet of ¼ foam to the smaller of your 2 pieces of plywood, cut off the excess, and add felt. Once the foam is trimmed down to size just lay the wood (foam side down) on top of the felt and staple it around the edges after pulling it tight. You may want to have a friend help out with this part to make sure that you get the felt tight on the surface of the table.
The place where most people struggle with this project is when they are trying to build and upholster the padded rail. To start you need to place the 2 ring of wood on top of the 4.5 ring and screw them together. Then you will use the 1 sheet of foam to cover the rail but dont cut off all of the excess like you did with the playing surface. You want to leave enough foam on the inside and outside of the rail so that it can wrap around and pad the sides of the railing as well as the top. Once the rail is padded and trimmed you need to cover it with vinyl just like you covered the playing surface with felt. When you are stapling the inside you will find that you need to cut the vinyl to make it fit properly without any wrinkles. This isnt a problem; just make sure you dont cut too much away.
With both the playing surface and the padded rail complete all you need to do is place the rail over the playing surface and screw them together from below. The finished product is a durable poker table top that has the same look and feel of any casino table in the world. If you like you can also build legs and have the table be a permanent fixture in your game room. Now
Shuffle up and deal!!!