Many professional poker players just love Omaha. But what is it and what are the rules in Omaha? By and large, this is one of the varieties of "Texas Hold'em." However, even preserving the basic rules, the very structure of bets and this game, Omaha has its own interesting features.
As already mentioned, the rules in Omaha gambling are the same as in Texas Hold'em. The most significant difference is that the players in their hands are dealt in each party not just two, but immediately four closed "pocket" cards. As in "Hold'em", to win you need to make the best combination, only five cards.
Here the main secrets and rules of the game in “Omaha” are revealed - in order to make up his combination, the player can use only a maximum of two of his so-called “pocket” cards out of four possible.
A lot of novice players forget about it. And when four cards of the suit or four consecutive cards come to such players' hands, such newcomers are often extremely happy, naively assuming that with any coincidence with already opened cards on the board they will automatically collect a straight or a flush. But already at the showdown, they wonder why they lost the bank.
Like Texas Hold'em, there are some differences regarding the structure of bets. That is why the rules in Omaha may vary slightly depending on whether you play the unlimited, limit or pot-limit version. However, the most popular option here is a pot-limit and limit game, unlike "Hold'em".
The rules of the game "Omaha" and its structure, as already mentioned, are the same as in "Hold'em". There are four stages of trading - this is preflop, then the flop comes, then the turn, then the river. In fact, in Omaha, the rules are extremely simple. It’s worth stopping a little more in detail at these stages of the game.
1. Just before the cards are dealt, two players who are in the position to the left of the button (button) put the small and big blind (mandatory bets, and the small blind is usually at least approximately half the big blind).
2. Each dealer the dealer deals four cards face down. These are player’s pocket cards. After this comes the first round of bidding players in Omaha (that is, preflop). A player may call a bet (call) or raise a bet (raise), or he may decide to fold his cards (fold).
3. After bargaining, three common open cards are laid out on the table (this is called the flop). Then again comes the circle of trade. If there were no bets, then the players can say “check”. The player can bet on a new round of betting (bet).
4. Next, one more (fourth) common open card (turn) is laid out. And again - another round of betting.
5. And finally, the last lap is the river. And again, the last open card is laid out - and again there is a round of bidding.
If all players have called the river bets, then they reveal their cards. The player who has collected the strongest combination of five cards (two of his pocket cards and three community cards) wins the pot. If the combinations are equal, then the bank is divided between the players with these equal combinations (split - pot).
When drawing up a combination, you can use only one of your cards, or even none (if open community cards form a stronger combination).