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Omaha hold'em facts for kids

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Omaha Hold 'Em is a poker game, similar to Texas Hold 'Em. In Omaha, each player is given four cards. Then there is a round of betting. Then three community cards are placed on the table. Another round of betting is after that. Then a fourth community card is put down. After this, there is another round of betting. Then there is the final community card put down, there is a last round of betting, and each player uses exactly two cards from the hand and three from the table to form a five-card poker hand. Whoever has the best hand wins all the money put in the middle during betting.

Variations

Omaha can also be played as Omaha Hi Lo, where the best hand and the lowest hand splits the pot. The low hand's cards have to be 8 or lower .

Images for kids

  • Poker Omaha hilo showdown1

    A showdown in Omaha hi-low split. Player on the left wins the low-hand half with the nut low A-2-3-4-5, player on the right wins the high-hand half with a full house 5-5-5-J-J

  • Poker Omaha Beispielhand2

    The most valuable starting hand in Omaha hi-low split

  • Poker Omaha Beispielhand3

    The worst starting hand in Omaha

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Omaha hold 'em para niños

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