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Omaha/8 low hands
I can't seem to find details on determining low hands for Omaha/8. I ran into this in a home game where my 7-5 low lost to a 6-4-5-3-2. Is it safe to say that lows are not subject to being straights and flushes? I realize that the wheel is commonly the low nuts, but is that true in 8 or better? Seems like a simple question but my local and google searches did not produce an answer for me.
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
The low is the five lowest cards, not the best "hand" under 8. Straights, flushes, etc... are irrelevant. There are no pairs allowed in the low hand.
So a hand of 2,3,4,5,7 beats A,2,3,4,8. A hand of A,2,3,4,5 is the nut low. 4,5,6,7,8 would be the worst possible qualifying low hand. [ QUOTE ] I can't seem to find details on determining low hands for Omaha/8. I ran into this in a home game where my 7-5 low lost to a 6-4-5-3-2. Is it safe to say that lows are not subject to being straights and flushes? I realize that the wheel is commonly the low nuts, but is that true in 8 or better? Seems like a simple question but my local and google searches did not produce an answer for me. thanks for any help. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
thanks! That clears it up completely.
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
To figure out the best low between 2 hands, just organize the lows from high-to-low and the lowest number wins.
Example: A) A-2-3-6-7 -> 76321 B) A-2-4-5-7 -> 75421 Hand B wins. |
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
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The wheel is not always the low nuts, but it is the best possible low. [/ QUOTE ] When is a wheel not the low nuts? |
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
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To figure out the best low between 2 hands, just organize the lows from high-to-low and the lowest number wins. Example: A) A-2-3-6-7 -> 76321 B) A-2-4-5-7 -> 75421 Hand B wins. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sorry but Hand "A" would win with the 3 playing. For instance, if the board showed A, 5, 7 or A, 5, 6, the nut low would be 2,3 in your hand. -fe |
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
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[ QUOTE ] To figure out the best low between 2 hands, just organize the lows from high-to-low and the lowest number wins. Example: A) A-2-3-6-7 -> 76321 B) A-2-4-5-7 -> 75421 Hand B wins. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sorry but Hand "A" would win with the 3 playing. For instance, if the board showed A, 5, 7 or A, 5, 6, the nut low would be 2,3 in your hand. -fe [/ QUOTE ] Nope, hand B wins. If the board shows A27, player A has 36 in his hand, player B has 45 in his hand. B wins. If the board showed A57 the nut low would indeed be 23, but then Player A and B couldn't be in the same hand. --Greg |
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Re: Omaha/8 low hands
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] To figure out the best low between 2 hands, just organize the lows from high-to-low and the lowest number wins. Example: A) A-2-3-6-7 -> 76321 B) A-2-4-5-7 -> 75421 Hand B wins. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sorry but Hand "A" would win with the 3 playing. For instance, if the board showed A, 5, 7 or A, 5, 6, the nut low would be 2,3 in your hand. -fe [/ QUOTE ] Nope, hand B wins. If the board shows A27, player A has 36 in his hand, player B has 45 in his hand. B wins. If the board showed A57 the nut low would indeed be 23, but then Player A and B couldn't be in the same hand. --Greg [/ QUOTE ] You are correct, Greg. Much easier to see this with the board cards seperated from the hole cards [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] -fe |
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