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Point count system for Omaha high-low poker

March 23, 2020   Personal game   No comments

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.

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How To Play Texas Holdem

March 4, 2020   Game guide   No comments

1. To begin, two players to the left of the dealer placing out a predetermined amount of money so there is an initial amount to get things started. This is called a blind wager.

2. The dealer shuffles up a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

3. Each player is dealt two cards face down. These are called your hole or pocket cards.

4. Then there is a round of betting starting with the guy to the left of the two who posted the blinds. This round is usually referred to by the term pre-flop.

5. The amount a player can bet depends on what kind of game it is. Players can call, raise, or fold.

6. After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. This is called a burn card. This is done to prevent cheating.

7. The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the flop. These are shared cards that anyone can use in combination with their two pocket cards to form a poker hand.

8 . There is another round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

9 . After the betting concludes, the dealer burns another card and flips one more onto the table. This is called the turn card. Players can use this sixth card now to form a five card poker hand.

10. The player to the left of the dealer begins another round of betting. In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.

11. Finally, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table. This is called the river. Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form a five card poker hand.

12. There is one final round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

13. After that, all of the players remaining in the game begin to reveal their hands. This begins with the player to the left of the last player to call. It’s called the showdown. Players use a combination of their pocket cards and the shared cards to form a poker hand.

14. The player who shows the best hand wins! There are cases where players with equal hands share the winnings.

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