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Omaha

Omaha is a variation of Texas Hold'em. It differs in the fact that in Omaha each player gets four instead of two cards. The players then have to choose two cards of these four cards which they then, just like as in Texas, combine with three of the five cards at the table. It is very important to remember this!

Just like as in Texas Hold'em, the cards are dealt from the player/person who holds a type of fiche/chip, called the button, in front of him/her on the table. After each round, the button moves clockwise to the next player. The two players on the left side of the button are obliged to bet the blinds before the cards of the next game are dealt. There is a distinction between the big blind and the small blind. The big blind is twice as high as the small blind. The player on the right of the button bets the small blind, the player next to him/her the big one. The blinds are the first money that goes into the pot.

In the next step the cards are dealt. Every player gets four cards which cannot be seen by the other players. Then the first round of betting starts. The player on the left of the blind is the first to say what he/she will do. After that all the other players get their turn clockwise, with the big blind being the last to make his/her decision. There are four possibilities to choose from: bet (commitment), check (pass), raise (raise) or fold (give up). In the first round only the big blind is able to check, given that he has already made a commitment before the first betting round.

After the first betting round has been completed, three cards will appear open on the table which every player can see and use to combine with his/her own two cards. These three cards are called "the flop". After this a second betting round follows.

Then the fourth card, which is called "the turn", will appear on the table, followed by another betting round. From this round on the bets are doubled at the limit-variant of Omaha (in the limit-variant the betting / commitments are limited to a certain amount and it's not possible to go "all in"). Then the fifth and last card, which is called "the river", will be turned over on the table. Hereafter the last round of betting follows.

After the last betting round the remaining players show their hand, which is the best possible combination of two of their four own cards with three out of the five cards from the table (so best combination of five cards in total). The best hand wins the pot. It is at Omaha possible that two players have the same best possible combination. In that case the pot is split between those two players.

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