Omaha poker (also called Omaha Hi) is a pokergame for two until 10 players with rules which are easy to understand. The aim of the game is to get the best pokerhand existing of 5 cards with two of the four cards face down in front of you and 3 of the 5 face up common cards which are on the table.

The rules of the game are as follows.

The Dealer

The cards are dealt from the position of the Dealer (Dealer button). The dealer button moves clockwise over the positions after each hand. The software will deal the cards automatically in name of the dealer.

Blinds

To start the Omaha game the player left from the dealer has to pay the small blind (mostly the half of the minimum bet) and the player second left from the dealer has to pay the big blind (equal to the minimum bet). In this way the game starts with some money in the pot and the other players are being motivated to place bets. The word 'blinds' means the bets which are placed before any cards are dealt.

The Deal

Every player gets 4 cards, called ' Pocket cards' or ' Hole cards', which are only visible for the player.

Place bets

After all the players received their four pocket cards the next step is a betting round which starts at the player left from the player who paid the big blind. Depending what previous players did each player has to choose between:
- Fold: Player doesn't want to continue
- Check: players wants to play but doesn't pay the bet (free bet)
- Call: player wants to play and has to pay the minimum bet
- Bet: if nobody placed a bet yet and you want to play then you place the bet
- Raise: player wants to play and pay an extra bet
- Re-raise: player raises again after other player raised

All these actions has to be done in the betting limits and table limits. Each betting round can have more turns per player if there are raises and re-raises. The betting round is finished when all the players placed their last bet or folded.

The Flop

The next step is the flop. Three common cards are dealt on the table face up. Then there is a new betting round.

The Turn

The next step is the turn. One new common card is dealt on the table face up. Then there is a new betting round.

The River

The next step is the river. One new and last common card is dealt on the table face up. Then there is the last betting round.

The Showdown

If all the bets are placed and the last betting round is finished then the Showdown will follow. The players still active in the game have to use two of the four face down cards and 3 of the cards on the table and the best poker hand combination with 5 cards is the winner of the round and wins the pot. In Omaha you are not allowed to use 5 common cards, like in Texas Hold'em. If two or more players have the same winning combination the pot has to be divided.

Next hand

After the round is finished and the winner receiver the money, the Dealer Button will be transferred to the next player (around the table clockwise) and the two players left from the new dealer pay their blinds. A new betting round starts.