How to Play Omaha Poker

Introduction: What is Omaha poker.dealt out the action starts with the player to the left
Omaha poker also known as Omaha holdem is aof the big blind, players may bet, raise or fold their
community card game and one of many variations ofcards at this stage.
the poker game. The idea of the game is to makeAfter betting has stopped the three community
the best five card hand you can from the cardscards are then dealt out for everyone to see, in
available to you, this is the cards you are given pluspoker terminology this is called the flop. The players
the community cards.can now adjust to the situation and a second round
It is very similar to the popular game Texas holdemof betting starts. If no one places a bet then players
apart from a few small changes in the game play.have the option to check, fold or bet. If a bet has
The game can be played with any standard deck ofalready been placed players can choose to call, raise
52 cards and anywhere between 2 to 10 players.or fold.
The main difference between Omaha and TexasOnce the betting is over a fourth communal card is
holdem is that when playing Omaha poker you aredealt out before betting starts again, In poker this
dealt out four cards personal at the start of thecard is known as "the turn" card. Once again when
game instead of just two. However you are onlybetting players have the options to check, raise, call
permitted to use two of the four cards plus anyor fold.
three of the five community cards.Finally the last community card is dealt out, known as
The game play:the "river card". Then there is a final round of betting.
The game starts with the player to the left of theOnce the betting is over the player with the best
dealer posting a small blind bet, the player next tofive-card poker hand wins. The position of the dealer
that then posts a big blind bet. The cards are thenthen moves one place to its left and the whole
dealt out before the betting starts - four face downprocess is started all over again.
cards to each player. Once all the cards have been