Omaha Hi is a community card Game. Every player is dealt four cards face down followed by five cards (board cards) face up on the table which may be used by every player. In casinos, a dealer is appointed in a Omaha Hi game to deal the cards, but if not provided, Omaha Hi is played with a dealers button to mark who is the dealer. The button rotates clockwise, and the player sitting next to th left of the dealer acts first in the game. Dealer is the last player to act, and thus has the greatest advantage for that hand.

Objective of the Game : The main objective of this game is to make the best 5 card Hi hands using 2 whole cards, and three board cards.

FORCED BETS :

ANTE : Omaha Hi ocassionally have only one ANTE. It can be considered as that bring in amount where every player must place a nominal amount into the pot prior to the beginning of each hand. An Ante is of a very low size and is not counted towards any future bets.

BLINDS : According to Omaha Hi rules, there is to be two Forced Bets every hand, called Blinds. There is a Small Blind which is half the size of the low limit Pot size ( Bring in ). Before the hand begins, the immediae left player to the dealer is forced to post the Small Blind, and the further next player is forced to post the Big Blind. These bets count towards the first round bets, and any player can re-raise irrespective of the other persons raise.

BETTING ROUNDS :

There are 4 betting rounds in an Omaha Hi betting game. In fixed limit Omaha Hi game, in the first two rounds of betting, all bets must be equal to the size of the low limit bet. In the last two rounds of betting, all bets must be equal to the high limit bet. If, for example, you're playing 3-6 Omaha Hi, all bets in the first two rounds will be in increments of 3 dollars, and all bets in the last two rounds will be in increments of 6 dollars. A maximum of 3 raises are allowed per betting round.

1. Preflop - The player to the immediate left of the dealer button is forced to post the small blind. The player to the left of him, or two to the left of the dealer button, is forced to post the big blind. Two cards are dealt to every player face down, starting with the small blind. The action begins with the player to the immediate left of the big blind, who must decide to fold, call (by putting in the low limit bet), or raise (by putting in twice the low limit bet). Action proceeds clockwise around the table. The small blind may call (assuming nobody has raised) by adding the other 1/2 of the low limit bet he was already forced to put in. The big blind may simply check (assuming nobody has raised), as he has already put in the full size of the first round bet.

2. The Flop - Three cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. In this round, and in the following two rounds, the player to the immediate left of the dealer button is the first to act. Play proceeds in a clockwise manner around the table. All bets and raises must be equal to the low limit bet size.

3. The Turn - A fourth card is dealt face up in the middle of the table. Play proceeds as in the previous round, except now all bets and raises must be equal to the high limit bet size.

4. The River - A fifth and final card is dealt face up in the middle of the table. Play proceeds as in the previous round. All bets and raises must be equal to the high limit bet size.

Showdown - Anyone who has not folded after the last round of betting will now have the option of showing their hand and possibly winning the pot. The person who bet last is the first to show their hand, and then it proceeds clockwise from there, with each remaining player either choosing to show their hand, or muck it. Often times a player will muck their hand if they aren't going to win the pot, and don't want their opponents to see what they played.