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HomePokerEdge.com has such a large collection of Omaha-based poker games it takes two pages to list them all. In addition to explaining how to play each game, we provide valuable playing tips and insight on how to win for many of these unique Omaha poker game varieties.

The descriptions and instructions provided assume you are already familiar with how to play Omaha poker games. Should you have questions or want to know more about any of these games, let us know via our Contact HPE page and we will be happy to respond.

Most of the games described may be played as high-low split. Playing high-low split poker games introduces many additional factors that must be considered. See our High-Low Poker Guide page for playing tips, hand odds or probabilities and much more information you will need to play high-low spilt poker games.

The HomePokerEdge.com staff has played most of these games and are confident you will find them realistic, challenging and fun to play. Give some a try at your next home poker game.

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GENERAL THOUGHTS ABOUT OMAHA POKER GAMES
Omaha is often considered a game of the nuts meaning that it is frequently the case that you will need the very best possible hand to win. How coordinated the board cards are will determine the usual winning hand. This is especially true when a straight or flush is the best possible hand and for the low hand if playing a high-low version. When there is a pair or 2 on the board a full house (preferably one of the better ones) is the usual winner. (4 of a kind would be the absolute nuts but is not that common.)

Omaha poker games require that each player uses exactly 2 hole cards and exactly 3 community board cards to make their hand.   That is how the games listed on this page are played except for a few in which we explain a slightly different format.

In "original" Omaha each player has 4 hole cards giving them 6 possible pairs of cards (couples) to play. There are 5 community board cards making ten 3 card combinations.   In versions that differ from this standard format the likely winning hands may be expected to drop with fewer cards to use and increase when there are more cards in play. We explain all this in more detail in our Playing Tips.

CROSSING THE BUTTERFLY Contributed by "The Boss"
Deal each player 4 hole cards. The board cards are placed face down and consist of 11 cards arranged as per the diagram.
To make their hand players must use exactly 2 of their hole cards plus one of the following options:
1. One card from column A (A1 or A2 or A3) plus one card from column B (B1 or B2) plus card X.
2. One card from column D (D1 or D2 or D3) plus one card from column C (C1 or C2) plus card X.
3. Three cards from the diagonal row made by cards A1, B1, X, C1, D1.
4. Three cards from the diagonal row made by cards A2, B2, X, C2, D2.
Reveal the board cards in this order:
1. All 3 cards of column A & all 3 cards of column D.
2. Both cards of column B & both cards of column C.
3. Card X.
A round of betting occurs after the hole cards are dealt and after each of the 3 reveals is made.

A1 D2
B1 C2 A3 X D3
B2 C1
A2 D1

COLD & HOT OMAHA
Played like Omaha with this twist: Deal 5 cards down to each player. As usual, the flop is dealt from the remaining deck. After the flop each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. The turn and river cards are drawn from these discarded cards.

DOUBLE DISCARD HOT OMAHA
Deal 6 cards face down to each player (maximum of 8 players for this game). After the initial round of betting each player must discard 1 card face down in the middle of the table. The discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and 3 of them are dealt for the flop. Once the flop has been revealed and the second betting round completed, each player discards another single card face down. These cards are mixed together and from them is dealt the turn, then the river.
Playing Tips for Double Discard Hot Omaha Poker: Explains the unique nature of the common board cards and includes detailed playing instructions, strategy and more.

DOUBLE DISCARD DOUBLE HOT OMAHA
Deal 6 cards face down to each player (maximum of 8 players for this game). There will be 2 separate sets of board cards. After an initial round of betting each player must discard 1 card face down in the middle of the table. These discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and they are used to create 2 separate flops Once the flops have been revealed and the second betting round completed, each player discards another single card face down. These discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and from them is dealt the 2 turns and 2 rivers.
Playing Tips for Double Discard Double Hot Omaha Poker: With detailed playing instructions, explanation of how the unique nature of the common board cards impacts the game, strategy and more.

OMAHA FIVE (Hot Omaha-5)
Played like Omaha with this twist: Deal 5 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. 5 of these discarded cards are drawn and used as the flop, turn and river. Play continues exactly like Omaha.
Playing tips for Omaha-Five Poker. Explains the unique nature of the common board cards and includes detailed playing instructions, strategy, starting hand selection and more.

HOT & COLD OMAHA
Played like Omaha with this twist: Deal 5 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. The 3 flop cards are drawn from these discarded cards. The turn and river cards are dealt from the remaining deck.
Playing tips for Hot & Cold Omaha Poker. Includes detailed playing instructions and strategy, starting hand selection, and more.

DOUBLE HOT OMAHA
Played like Double Omaha with this twist: Deal 6 cards face down to each player (maximum of 8 players for this game). Before any betting each player must discard 2 cards face down in the middle of the table. These discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and they are used for the flops, turns and rivers to create 2 sets of board cards. Play continues exactly like Double Omaha. Deal the flop, turn and river in each set at the same time.
Playing tips for Double Hot Omaha Poker. Includes detailed playing instructions and strategy, starting hand selection and more. With explanation of the unique nature of the common board cards and how that impacts the game.

DOUBLE HOT & COLD OMAHA
Played exactly like Hot & Cold Omaha except there are two sets of board cards. Start by dealing 5 cards down to each player. Before any other action each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. Two 5 card sets of board cards are arranged as follows:
Set #1: The 3 flop cards are drawn from the discarded cards. The turn and river cards are dealt from the remaining deck.
Set #2: The 3 flop cards are dealt from the remaining deck. The turn and river cards are drawn from the discarded cards.
Players may use either set of board cards to make their hand. The single highest and single lowest hands split the pot. May be played high-low split or high-low eight or better. Deal the flop, turn and river in each set at the same time.
Playing tips for Double Hot & Cold Omaha Poker: Provides detailed playing instructions and strategy, starting hand selection and more.

HALF & HALF DOUBLE OMAHA
Omaha and Omaha 5 (Hot Omaha) are combined into a version of Double Omaha High-Low. Deal 5 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together and are used as the flop, turn and river to create one of the 2 sets of board cards. The second set of board cards is dealt from the remaining deck. Players may use either set of board cards to make their hand. The single highest and single lowest hands split the pot. Played high-low split or high-low eight or better. Deal the flop, turn and river in each set at the same time.

OKLAHOMA (3 Card Omaha)
Oklahoma is a version of Omaha, except players are dealt just 3 hole cards. Other than that one change Oklahoma is played in exactly the same manner and with exactly the same rules as Omaha. As is the requirement in Omaha, players must always use 2 hole cards and 3 board cards to make their hand.

The basic play and rules for all versions of Oklahoma are the same as Omaha with the exception that at the showdown each player will only have 3 hole cards in their hand to choose from, rather than 4. Like Omaha, all Oklahoma variants require that players use exactly 2 hole cards and exactly 3 board cards to make their hand.

DOUBLE OKLAHOMA (OK-OK)
Played exactly like Oklahoma except there are two sets of board cards. Deal the flop, turn and river in each set at the same time. High hand on each board split the pot. May use "cards speak" or declaration (i.e. which set of board cards player wishes to use).

DOUBLE HIGH-LOW OKLAHOMA
Played exactly like Oklahoma, but using two sets of board cards. Players may use either set of board cards to make their hand. The single highest and single lowest hands split the pot. Deal the flop, turn and river of each set at the same time.

HOT OKIE POKER
Deal 4 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. The flop, turn and river are dealt from these "hot" discarded cards. Play continues exactly like Oklahoma.
Playing Tips for Hot Okie Poker: Explains the unique nature of the common board cards and the similarities and differences compared to playing Omaha. Includes detailed playing instructions, strategy, starting hand selection and more.

OKLAHOMA SOONER OR LATER
Played like Oklahoma with this twist: Deal 4 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These cards are shuffled or mixed together. The 3 flop cards are drawn from these discarded cards. The turn and river cards are dealt from the remaining deck.
Playing Tips for OK Sooner or Later Poker: Explains the unique nature of how the common board cards are dealt plus the similarities and differences compared to playing Omaha. Includes detailed playing instructions, strategy, starting hand selection and more.

OKLAHOMA 2ND CHANCE
Oklahoma Second Chance is a version of Omaha, except players are initially dealt 3 hole cards instead of 4. However, after the entire 5 board cards are revealed, each player has the option of obtaining, for a pre-determined fee, a fourth card. The fee is suggested to be somewhere around 2 to 5 times the biggest bet. As in Omaha, players must use exactly 2 of their hole cards plus 3 board cards to make their hand.

THIRTY-TWO POKER
Thirty-Two differs from Omaha in that players make hands by using exactly 3 hole cards plus 2 community board cards. It essentially like Omaha in reverse. Think of your hole cards as being like the board cards in Omaha and the board cards as being like your hole cards in Omaha.
There are 4 variations of Thirty-Two. Each is detailed below. In all versions each player is dealt 5 hole cards. Players always must use exactly 3 of their hole cards plus 2 of the board cards to make their hand. Each variation arranges and uses the board cards a bit differently. Board cards are always revealed one at a time. There is a round of betting after dealing the hole cards and after each board card is revealed.
Playing tips for Thirty-Two Poker (all versions). Includes detailed playing instructions and strategy, card arrangement diagrams, starting hand selection, hand odds and more.

THIRTY-TWO L
There are 3 board cards arranged in an "L" shape. Card A is placed on top. Card C directly below A. Card B is placed to the right of Card C. Cards are turned up one at a time in A, B, C order. Players may use either pair of adjoining cards. That is pair AC or pair BC. Pair AB may not be used.

THIRTY-TWO Z
There are 4 board cards arranged in roughly a "Z" shape. Card A is placed on top. Card D is placed to the right of A. Card C is placed directly below D. Card B is placed to the right of C. Cards are turned up one at a time in A, B, C, D order. Players may use any one of the 3 pairs of adjoining cards. That is pair AD, pair DC, pair CB. Pairs AB, AC or DB may not be used.

THIRTY-TWO SQUARED
There are 4 board cards arranged in a square of box shape. Cards A & D are next to one another. Card C is placed below A. Card B is placed below card D. Cards are turned up one at a time in A, B, C, D order. Players may use any one of the 4 pairs of adjoining cards. That is pair AD, AC, CB or DB. The 2 diagonal pairs (AB and CD) may not be used.

THIRTY-TWO STRAIGHT
There are 4 board cards placed face down is a straight line. Cards are revealed one at a time in any order. Players may use any two cards from the board.

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