Omaha Poker Wiki - Game Rules and Glossary

Before reading the rules of the game, please give a quick look to the Omaha Hi Poker glossary:

Button: A button is representing the person who will be serving as dealer. This position rotates throughout the game. The person who is in the button position at the moment acts last in the betting round (with the exception of during the pre-flop round).

Big Blind: There are two forced bets in the pre-flop stage of the game - they are called blinds. The big blind is the larger of these two blings. The big blind is put in by the person sitting second over from the button (clockwise). The amount of the blind is equal to the small bet, for example 2 bucks on a $2/$4 game.

Community Cards: The cards which are dealt face-up in the center of the table and are shared by all players.

Flop: The flops are the first three community cards in Omaha Poker.

Hole Cards: A card which is dealt facing down.

River: The final community card in Omaha Poker. It follows the three flop cards and the turn card.

Small Blind: This is the smaller of the two blinds (check Big Blind above). The small blind is put in by the person who sits immediately next to the button (in clockwise). The amount of the blind is equal to the half of the small bet, for example 1 buck on a $2/$4 game.

Turn: It is the fourth community card in Omaha Poker. It follows the three flop cards and precedes the river card.

Omaha Hi Poker rules are very close to Texas Hold'em Poker  rules with two exceptions:

- Players are dealt four "pocket" ("hole cards") cards instead of two. 
- Players must use two "pocket" ("hole cards") cards and three "community" cards to make their best high hand

Sample Omaha Hi Poker Game

Before beginning the game, the player sitting clockwise to the button puts in a small blind.

The four hole cards are then dealt. The player sitting clockwise of the big blind begins the betting. At this point, the "flop" card, which is also the first community card, is placed on the table. After the flop round over, the "turn" card is dealt.

The player sitting clockwise to the button begins the next round, where betting is now made in the amount of the high bet (for example, 10 bucks in a $5/$10 game).

At this stage of the game, the "river" card is placed on the table. The player sitting clockwise to the button begins this next round.

After final betting round is over - the time comes to show your cards. The last player to have bet or raised must show their cards first. If no bets were made on this last round, then the player sitting clockwise to the button shows the cards. The pot is won by the player holding the best hand made up of five cards.

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