In this version of Omaha the pot is splitted between the highest and the lowest hand, given that the low hand makes the qualifier being 8 low or better. You get dealt 4 cards, and as in other Omaha variants you need to use exactly 2 cards from your hand, and 3 from the board. The 2 cards used for high and low can be the same, they can use one of the same cards or you can use two different cards for each part.

The high hand uses regular rankings for poker hands, with a royal flush being the best possible hand. The lowest hand is defined by having 5 cards with different ranks, with the highest one being the first tiebreaker. Ace is counted as a low, and is in fact the lowest card. A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest possible hand, and could also play for the high as a straight. If there are no low hands 8 or better at showdown, the pot will be scooped by the best high hand. If the highest card is the same, you go to the second highest, then third highest and so on – 8-6-4-3-2 beats 8-6-5-2-A.

The betting starts with a small and a big blind, action starts to the left of the big blind before the flop, and to the left of the button after the flop. There is a betting round at every street, preflop, flop, turn and river, for a total of 4 betting rounds. Preflop and flop will allow for betting and raises equal to a small bet (one big blind), on the turn and river you can bet and raise in limits of a big bet (two big blinds). A total of one bet and four raises is allowed on each street. There are no antes in this game.

• If you find yourself heads-up the dealers will leave the chips in front of you, instead of bringing them into the pot. This is to save time when chopping, but is done regardless of the possibility of a low. You can make change with your own bets as long as you at least put out the current total.

• Think about whether you want your hand heads-up or not. High only hands, or low only hands tend to enjoy multiway, while hands like AK54 or AAJ7 tend to perform better heads-up.
• High boards are difficult to navigate in a game where bets are small, but you have so many hands that will just brick on them (in example A642 on KJ9) – be ready to call down with relatively weak hands, especially heads-up!