On 9 Apr 2004, at 9:31 PM, Bryan Newell wrote:
> BTW, does anyone know if what the difference is between "Hold 'Em" and
> "Texas Hold 'Em"? I see web pages that use either term
> interchangeably.
> "Omaha Hold 'Em", on the other hand, appears to be a genuine variant.
Hold 'Em = Texas Hold 'Em
The version of Omaha that I've played is:
1) Each player gets 4 cards rather than 2 face down,
2) Each player must use *exactly* 2 cards from his hand, and 3 cards
>from the up cards on the table.
There is a hi-lo version of Omaha called Omaha 8. Rules same as above,
except:
a) pot split between the highest hand that stays to the end and the
lowest hand that stays.
- you can go for high and low simultaneously, using different cards
>from your hand and the cards on the table
b) the lowest hand is A-2-3-4-5 (straights and flushes don't count
against you in low)
- in fact, this is usually the highest and lowest hand
simultaneously and is called the wheel.
c) the highest card in the low hand must be an 8 or lower
c.1) - this means that some fields will be such that there is NO low
hand
Omaha 8 is a very difficult game to read right.
ed
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