Omaha High (Omaha) is very similar to Hold'em, but instead of dealing only two cards to each player, each player receives four cards. The boardcards are exactly the same as in Hold'em. Omaha offers players a greater variety of possibilities thereby making for some extremely exciting games.
Omaha is a community card game. The exact differences in the Omaha and Hold'em are as follows:
Each player receives four face-down cards (private cards) to start.
At the showdown each player must use exactly two of their four private cards and combine them with exactly three of the five boardcards.
RULES AND ORDER OF BETTING FOR OMAHA
The dealer deals each player their own four private cards face-down.
First betting round
The dealer spreads three community boardcards face-up on the table. This is commonly called "the flop".
Second betting round
The dealer turns over a fourth boardcard face-up commonly called "the turn card".
Third betting round
The dealer turns over one final community boardcard commonly called "the river card".
Final betting round
Players show their hands. This is commonly called "the showdown".
When players show their hands, they MUST use exactly:
