catwoman

And lost soooo badly cause i dont understand the "low" part of Omaha?

I get the high part, and the two hand cards, with the table cards, but i don't understand the low part.

Also, i had a straight 4 thru 8, and so did another player, and they won? why? why did i not get half??

Confused??

Thanks

Dyno_Don

If two players get the same hand the pot is split between them.

The other player may have had a nine-high strait.

What sucks is when you split the pot with someone and only get a quarter of the pot, because the other half went to someone with the highest or lowest hand.

Ok, the high part you've got down, so it's the low we can explain and is my favorite type of win in Omaha Hi/Lo.

If you get an AK or an A2 or both in your hand, raise.

Example of a good hand to raise with; AKA2. Sometimes a high pair; AA, KK, or QQ you can raise with too and win a pot, but not all the time in Hi/Lo since there's so many variations of winning; usually straits, flushes and full houses will take the pot.

Back to the low hand win.
If you have an A2, A3, or A4, you can usually take the low pot, if there are three community low cards showing; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.

Example:
Your Hand; A27J

Flop; A34
Turn; Q
River; 6

You will win the low hand with A2346. (On the flop; A2347)

What's nice is when you win with; A2345, the strait and the low hand for the whole pot, if there's no larger strait, flush or full house showing.

I hope this helps you catwoman.

Dyno_Don

Ok, there is a small stipulation to the A-5 low-hand win;
when you get an A-5 strait flush, which will give you both wins, as shown in my post "My 5th Royal Flush".

That's kinda funny. I was talking about this in one post and then make another post to show the A to 5 low hand in Omaha Hi/Lo.

I crack myself up sometimes.

Here's the picture of the A to 5 strait flush, low and high hand win in Omaha Hi/Lo;

PS-SF-Tourney.jpg

catwoman

Ok, i am confused, how is a straight flush considered a low hand
Do suits not count?

and what about pairs, say you have a pair of 2's. and thats the lowest hand, do you not win the low? I mean cause i saw a few hands where there were "no" low winners? why, i mean there has to be a hand thats considered the lowest hand, so is there requirements to what makes a low hand

btw - nice win! lol

And you do crack me up too! lollll

Dyno_Don

The lowest hand in a Omaha Hi/Lo game is; A2345.
It is also a strait and can win the High pot in Omaha Hi/Lo.

So, A2345 is the lowest hand, and also the highest as a strait flush.
(As shown in the picture above)

The Ace is both a high card and a low card in Omaha Hi/Lo.

Low hands are the lowest numbered cards from Ace to 8.

Dyno_Don

I hope you understand the low side of Omaha Hi/Lo now catwoman.

I played in a tourney last night and made to the first break, but not too much longer after that I was taken out.

I also played an Omaha Hi/Lo game this morning and out of some 6900 people was out in 6400th spot. That game lasted about two minutes, but I still wasn't the first one out.

I called an all-in with my A229 and my opponent had an A35Q.

The flop came; A24, Turn; 5, River; 10

I didn't care about the suit too much, since I didn't have the flush draw on the flop which was all hearts.

The all-in player had a strait and a low hand on the flop, I only had trip 2's. Was hoping for another A, 4, or 5 on the river for a full house at least, to get the full house and half the pot.

Oh well, thought my A2 would take a low pot, but it ended up taking me out, as usual.
Seems like every time I get an A2 in my hand, either no low cards come out or another player gets his/her match and I get zip.

This only happens about 75%+ of the time I play Omaha Hi/Lo.

I love the game, but it's getting frustrating for me whenever I get cards I think I will take half the pot with, lately.

I will get my hands back again eventually.

Dyno_Don

Thank you catwoman. I didn't go over the questions properly, so will do that now:

How is a straight flush considered a low hand, do suits not count?
A strait flush is considered a low hand in Omaha Hi/Lo or any other Hi/Lo card game,
when cards of the same suit make up these low straits; A2345, 23456, 34567, or 45678, and several other low combinations.

In the picture example that I have on this page of the strait flush;
The A2345 is the lowest possible hand you can get in a Hi/Lo game.
What also makes it High is that all the cards are the same suit.

Suits do not count when you have a low hand, just the lowest hand as I stated above, is considered low.
If they are all suited, they also become a high hand. So, you can win both high and low hands with this combination in one hand, in Hi/Lo.

What about pairs, say you have a pair of 2's, and thats the lowest hand, do you not win the low?
No. Pairs are placed in the High category, in a Hi/Lo game.

I mean cause i saw a few hands where there were "no" low winners, why?
None of the players had the cards in their hand or on the board to make a low hand, or a mixture of these low cards; A2345678.

I mean there has to be a hand thats considered the lowest hand, so is there requirements to what makes a low hand?

When the cards on the table come out; A5Q, J, 10, there can be No low hands.
There has to be at least 3 low community cards, and two low cards in a player's hand, for a player to have a low hand.
Example:
Community/Table cards; 24K, 8, Q.
Player's hand cards; A5QJ.

Low hand for the above Player and Community cards; A2458.

I think you may have already figured this out on your own while playing a Hi/Lo game catwoman, and I hope this helps somewhat.
I go into too much detail at times, and that can be more confusing than an short answer.

catwoman

By George i think she's got it! Thank you Dyno Don! Now tell me if i am correct....

You have to use 5 cards to make your hand, at least 3 on the table and 2 in your hand, so that is why sometimes there is no low hand because there are not enough low cards on the table? correct?

Now, 2's can not be considered a low hand because they are a pair, and thats not considered low? correct??

You can win a hi/low at the same time if you have an ace thru 5 straight that is suited because, suits don't matter in a low hand, just the cards, but at the same time a straight flush is considered a good high hand? correct??

Did i get it?

Your a very good teacher Dyno, you even got me to understand...i think...lolll

Dyno_Don

Answers to your questions catwoman;

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
And yes.

What do you mean you think?