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How to Play Omaha High Poker
Omaha High Poker is very similar to Texas Hold’em Poker, but instead of two hole cards in Texas Hold’Em, Omaha High has four hole cards. It is also known by several names, as Omaha Hold’em or simply Omaha, although Omaha can refer to several other poker variants as well depending on the locality. But to avoid ambiguity, the name Omaha High is generally preferred when only high hands are used.
In Omaha High, each player is dealt with four hole cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of his Hole cards, and exactly three of the five community cards to make a 5-card poker hand. The betting pattern (blinds, ante) and layout of the community cards (fourth street, river) is similar to Texas hold ’em.
Here’s a game example on how to play Omaha High:
- The game starts with the blind bets posted by two players to the left of the dealer, the small blind and the big blind.
- All players are dealt with four face-down cards, also known as hole cards or pocket cards. The player directly at the left side of the dealer puts out the small blind. He can call the bet, raise the bet, or fold. while the second to the dealer’s left puts out the big blind. Then the betting continues around each player in the table, clockwise.
- After the betting round is completed, three face-up cards, known as the flop, are dealt in the center of the table or board. These cards are referred to as the community cards. Players can use these cards in combination with their hole cards to make the best hand.
- After the flop, a second betting round begins, typically with the player to the dealer’s left, who can choose to check or bet.
- A fourth face-up card is added to the community cards, also known as the fourth street or the turn card.
- Another betting round begins after the turn, again with the player to the dealer’s left, who can choose to check or bet.
- A fifth face-up card is added to the community cards, known as the river. At this point, all players must use three community cards in combination of two of their hole cards to make the best hand.
- A final betting round begins, again with the player to the dealer’s left. After the betting round, a showdown begins where players will compare their hands to determine the winning hand. Five card hands are created by using exactly two cards of the player’s hand, and exactly three cards from the community cards. To qualify for winning a pot, all four of a player’s cards must be shown. If only two cards are shown and the other two are discarded, your hand is dead and you lose claim to the pot.
Winning Hands in Omaha High are fundamentally similar with most Poker, except with Hi-Lo variations of the game. The best hole cards in Omaha High Poker is Ace-Ace-King-Queen double-suited.
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Flemington Racecourse, Home of the Melbourne Cup
Flemington is definitely Australias best known racecourse as it is home of the Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation.
Flemington in central Melbourne is where races were held in 1840, on the river flats of the Maribyrnong River. At the time, Melbourne was a town barely five years old and just starting to boom, largely due to the gold strikes in nearby Bendigo and Ballarat. Flemington then developed along with Melbourne.
Flemington is Australias oldest race course, and in 2006 was placed on the National Heritage List. Located just 15 minutes from Melbournes CBD, Flemington is firmly on the tourist map, although many tourists come to see the famous rose gardens rather than the horses! Flemington is serviced to this day by special race trains on big race days, and Melbournes famous trams at other times. Flemington is a big centre for training, with many of Australias best known horse trainers maintaining stables at or near the Flemington course
The history of Flemington is synonymous with the history of the Melbourne Cup. The Cup was first held at the course in 1861, and has been held ever since on the first Tuesday of November. The Melbourne Cup is the best known race of Flemingtons Spring Carnival, which runs over eight days. Other feature races are the AJ McKinnon Stakes, the Victoria Derby and the Victoria Oaks.
The Flemington track has an unusual feature called the “straight six” where horses race down a straight 1200m (six furlongs) section of track which then joins the track proper.
The modern day Flemington track bears little resemblance to the original rough and ready track, which brought rich and poor together in the gold rush days. The early track had no barriers and few facilities. However, the long term success of the Melbourne Cup has seen the Victoria Racing Club invest heavily in the Flemington track. Today Flemington boasts a capacity of over 120,000 and three grandstands. The newest stand cost $45 million and opened in 2000. The Hill Stand was built in 1977. Notable art works displayed in the stands include a bronze statue of the famous horse Phar Lap, and a seven panel mural by Harold Freedman, which illustrates the history of racing.
As soon as the Melbourne Cup of 2006 was run and won, the entire track surface was ripped up and replaced for the first time in Flemingtons history. Racing did not resume at Flemington until September 2007.
Even in the early days, the Melbourne Cup became as well known for its social party atmosphere as for the racing and betting. Today, Flemington is as much home to fashion in the field events in Australia as Ascot is in England.
Flemington markets itself as a destination for much more than racing. The Flemington Event Centre is a premier spot to host a wedding in the rose gardens, a sophisticated cocktail party or a trendy product launch. However, at the end of the day, Flemington racecourse will always be the home of the Melbourne Cup.