Omaha is derived from Hold’em, but gives players a greater chance of making bigger hands and can result in fast-paced games with a change to win big.
Sequence of Events
[1] Blinds Two (2) players left of the dealer button both post blinds equal to exactly half the limit they are playing. These are similar to the blinds in Hold’em.7card stud poker
[2] Dealer Button: This button is used to determine where the action starts, once the game begins this buttons moves one person to the right (clockwise) for every new deal.
[3] Pocket or Hole Cards: Dealer deals each player four (4) cards face down.
[4] The player to the left of the dealer now begins the betting for this round. Each player has the option to Call the blinds, Raise the blinds or Fold.
[5] The Flop: The Flop is three (3) community cards for which all players may combine to make their best possible hand. After the first round of betting the Flop is dealt.
[6] Following the Flop, the player to the left of the button may now begin the second round of betting.
[7] The Turn: Dealer turns over 1 more community card.
[8] Following the Turn, the third round of betting begins.
[9] The River: Dealer turns over 1 last community card.
[10] At this point there will be 5 community cards of which you will make your best 5-card poker hand. You must make the best hand using the combination of 2 of your 4 pocket cards and 3 of the 5 community cards.
[11] Following the river card, the final round of betting will begin, this is the players’ last chance to bet before the cards are revealed and a winner is determined, this is known as the showdown.
[12] Showdown. The Showdown is where players reveal their hands to produce the winner. The winner is determined by who has the best hand with the combination of 2 pocket cards and 3 community cards. Player must use only two (2) hole cards and three (3) common cards.
