Omaha Poker or Omaha Holdem is a close relative of Texas Holdem in that players use both Pocket cards or Hole cards and community cards to form their hands. The difference in Omaha Poker Rules is that in Omaha Poker players MUST use 2 of their Hole cards and 3 of the community cards to form their hand.

Omaha Poker Rules:

Omaha Poker hands follow typical poker hand ranking and the highest hand wins.

Players must use precisely two (2) of their Hole cards and three (3) of their community cards in Omaha Poker.

There are four betting rounds in Omaha Poker.

A typical Omaha Poker game is played as follows:

Pocket Cards / Hole Cards:

The dealer deals each Omaha player four (4) cards face down. These cards are available only to the player to whom they’ve been dealt.

After the Hole cards have been dealt the first round of betting occurs, this is the 1st Round of betting.

The Flop:

Once the initial round of betting has taken place the dealer deals three (3) cards face up on the table, this is referred to as The Flop. These are referred to as community cards that all players can use to form their hands. Combining the 2 of the 4 hole cards with the 3 community cards gives the Omaha Poker player a total of 7 cards from which to build a hand.

After The Flop another round of betting takes place, this is the 2nd Round of betting.


The Turn:

After The Flop and the 2nd round of betting is completed the dealer deals a fourth community card also know as The Turn, the Omaha players try to use this card if possible to strengthen their hands.

After The Turn another round of betting takes place, this is the 3nd Round of betting.

The River:

After The Turn and the 3rd round of betting is completed the dealer deals a fifth and last community card to the table, also known as the River Card, the Omaha players try to use this card if possible to strengthen their hands.

After The River the last round of betting takes place, this is the 4th and final Round of betting.

The Showdown:

The players that remain in the hand show their cards to see who has the strongest hand with the bettor showing first, the strongest hand as per the poker hand rankings wins the pot.

Any player can get out of the hand, or fold, at any time thereby losing all claim to the pot and their previous bets. Players MUST use 2 of their Hole cards and 3 of the community cards to build their hand.