Omaha Poker

The card game Omaha observes a lot of similarity with Texas Hold 'em. This particular variant of Texas Hold’em also has achieved international popularity in a short duration of time. The one and only difference between Omaha and Texas Hold’em is the initial deal. Omaha Poker rules confirms that each player should be dealt four cards face down instead of two as been dealt in Texas Hold’em.

The basic Omaha Poker game rules also confirm that Omaha Poker can be played between two to ten players.

In Omaha Poker the object of the player is to create the best possible poker hand with two pocket cards and three community cards.

The commencement of the game according to the Omaha Poker rules further observes, that prior to the cards are being dealt the 2 players left of the Dealer Button should post a Big Blind and Small Blind to get the pot started.

Then comes the deal. The game rules also confirm that each player should be dealt four cards face down ("hole cards"), and the cards entirely will belong only to that player.

Cards usually are dealt from a button indicated dealer position. And after a round of play, the dealer button rotates to the left, indicating everyone’s opportunity to play in this and with all other positions.

Once all players get their individual four cards, then a round of betting usually takes place. Round of betting according to Omaha rules usually starts with the player who remains to the left of the player by whom the Big Blind has been posted.

Once the first betting round comes to an end, the dealer flips three cards, face up on the table. These cards usually are known as the "flop." After the flop, it is the turn of another round of betting to take place.

The dealer in this round takes the initiative to burn another card then turns over the 4th community card, also known as the turn, or 4th street.

Next follows the 3rd betting round. The player to the left of the dealer (the button) starts this third round of betting The dealer once again burns another card then turns over the 5th and final community card (the river, or the 5th street) Further follows the last betting round.

After this final betting round, all remaining players usually disclose their hands, which is also known as showdown. Players could not use all 5 common cards as they usually can do in Texas Hold’em.

The player who made the early bet or the player who finished with the last raise shows their hand first. And according to Omaha Poker rules, the winner is the player who comes up with the highest hand rank.