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Old 08-01-2005, 01:39 PM
TGoldman TGoldman is offline
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Default Re: Omaha abbreviations.

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I play Omaha Hi/Lo on party. Is this LO8, LO8b, or just LO??

I'm unsure as to what the "b" stands for, in entirety.

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"b" stands for "better." Omaha Hi/Lo is also called Omaha Eight-or-Better or simply Omaha 8/b. Back in the day, not all hi/lo games had the eight-or-better qualifier for the low side, so 8/b was added to the name to clarify. The distinction is now redundant, however, since every hi/lo game is now played with a qualifier.
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