Omaha hold 'em

Omaha hold 'em
A showdown in Omaha. Player on the left wins with 3 kings. As opposed to Texas Hold Em, only 3 community cards can be used to make a hand. Left Player has a hand of Kc-Kd-Ks-Tc-9h. Right Player has a hand of Kc-Kd-8c-8s-Ac.
Alternative namesOmaha
TypeCommunity card poker
Players2–10
SkillsProbability, psychology
Cards52
DeckFrench
Rank (high→low)A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
PlayClockwise
ChanceMedium to high

Omaha hold 'em (also known as Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make their best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. The exact origin of the game is unknown, but casino executive Robert Turner first brought Omaha into a casino setting when he introduced the game to Bill Boyd, who offered it as a game at the Las Vegas Golden Nugget Casino (calling it "Nugget Hold'em").[1][2] Omaha uses a 52-card French deck. Omaha hold 'em 8-or-better is the "O" game featured in H.O.R.S.E.

  1. ^ "Cardplayer Lifestyle: Interview with Robert Turner, Inventor of Omaha Poker".
  2. ^ "Poker Player Newspaper: Player Profile - Robert Turner".

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