Omaha
is very similar to to Hold'em, but has a greater chance of making
bigger hands and provides for some extremely exciting games.
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1. Blinds Two (2) players left of the
dealer button both post blinds equal to exactly
half the limit they are playing. These
are similar to the blinds in Hold’em). |
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2.
Dealer Button. This button is used to determine where the action
starts, once the game begins this buttons moves one person to the right
(clockwise) for every new deal. |
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| 3. Dealer deals each player four (4) cards
face down (Pocket or Hole Cards). |
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4.
The player to the left of the dealer now begins the betting for this
round. Each player has the option to Call the blinds, Raise the blinds
or Fold. |
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5. After the first round of betting
the Flop is dealt. The Flop is three (3) community
cards for which all players may combine to
make their best possible hand. |
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| 6. Following the Flop, the player to the left of the button may now begin the second round of betting. |
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| 7. Dealer turns over 1 more community
card (the turn) . |
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| 8. Following the Turn, the third round of betting begins. |
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| 9. Dealer turns over 1 last community
card (the river). |
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10.
At this point there will be 5 community cards of which you will make
your best 5-card poker hand. You must make the best hand using the
combination of 2 of your 4 pocket cards and 3 of the 5 community cards.
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11. Following the river card,
the final round of betting will begin, this
is the players’ last chance to bet before
the cards are revealed and a winner is determined,
this is known as the showdown. |
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12.
Showdown. The Showdown is where players reveal their hands to produce
the winner. The winner is determined by who has the best hand with the
combination of 2 pocket cards and 3 community cards. Player must us only two (2) hole cards and three (3) common cards. |
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Each
bet and raise during the first 2 rounds is at the lower limit
of the stakes structure, e.g. $4 in a $4/$8 game.
Each bet and raise during the last 2 rounds is at the higher
limit of the stakes structure, e.g. $8 in a $4/$8 game.
A player can bet up to 4 times per round. This is known
as a bet and Three (3) Raises. This would consist of (1)
a bet, (2) a raise, (3) a re-raise, and (4) a cap. It's
called a cap since betting is then capped
and cannot be raised anymore. Once the pot is capped, players
can only call the Cap or fold.
Check-raising is allowed in all games.
Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo use a button
to indicate the theoretical dealer of each hand.
After each hand, the button moves clockwise to the next
active player. The player to the left of the button is first
to receive a card and must post a small blind.
The small blind is half the lower limit bet, rounded down
to the nearest dollar. The player to the left of the small
blind must post the big blind, equal to
the lower limit bet. Example: in a $4-$8 game the blinds
would be Small Blind $2.00 and Big Blind $4.00. This replaces
the antes in 7-card stud.
Both blinds are immediately in the hand and have options
when in clockwise progression the action returns to them.
For the Small Blind those options are to call the remainder
of any bets made, or to raise if there are still raises
remaining (not yet capped).
For the Big Blind those options are to check if no one
has raised, to call if someone has raised or to raise if
there are still raises remaining (not yet capped). After
the flop and each subsequent betting round, the first active
player left of the button is first to act.
When a player first sits at an active table, they may
post the equivalent of the big blind. To play immediately
all players may sit out and wait to become the actual big
blind before playing. This rule ensures fairness to all
players and stops potential abuses by preventing players
from constantly entering games in late position and then
leaving before they're required to post the big blind.
Rankings follow in descending order.
If multiple hands match in rank, the winner is the one with
higher cards, e.g., a Queen-high straight beats a 9-high straight.
If the hands are still tied, the
kicker determines the winner on hands that
are 3 of a kind or below. If the hands remain tied, the
pot is split between the winners. Any odd chips go to the
left of the button.
1. Royal Flush |
2. Straight Flush
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3. 4-of-a-kind |
4. Full House |
5. Flush |
6. Straight |
7. 3-of-a-kind |
8. 2 Pair |
9. 1 Pair |
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10. High Card |
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All decisions made by Future Poker regarding the
ranking of hands are FINAL
Online
poker games are played at "Table Stakes". This means that
only the chip value you have in front of you at the start
of a given hand can be used in that hand. You can increase
your "table stake" at any time in between hands; NEVER DURING
A HAND.
Sometimes during the course of a
hand the betting will exceed a players "stake" and the player
may not have enough to call a particular bet. The player
does not have to forfeit their hand at this point. Should
the player wish to continue, they can call the amount that
they have in front of them and they will be declared "All In". Any further action will create a side pot of which
the "All In" player will have no claim to. The limit of
the number of side pots is only limited to the number of
participants in a particular hand. The player will have
claim to the portion of the pot that they have contributed
to. This rule is exactly how it's handled in Brick and Mortar
card rooms.
Different from a B & M card room is the "All In" rule
that occurs during Internet disconnects.
Our software can determine whether you are disconnected
from the Internet during a hand. Should this occur your
hand would play and lay claim to the portion of the pot
that you have contributed to, up to and until the disconnection
occurred.
You will notice in the game that you have a preset "All In" account. This account has in it TWO (2) all ins allowed
in a 24 hour period. Should this happen more than twice
in a 24 hour period, you can ask to have this account reset
by e-mailing support and requesting an all in re-set. Should
this become a regular occurrence, please e-mail support
to find out what suggestions we might have to help you increase
the reliability of your connection.
If we determine that you are connected to the game your
hand will be folded. This is done to protect the integrity
of the game. Further if we feel that the "All In" policy
is being abused, the abusing will be addressed and "All
In" privileges may be revoked.
Players should exercise caution when both "All Ins" have
been used. Until your account of "all ins" has been reset,
your hand may be folded during a disconnection and you can
lay no claim to the hand or the pot you were involved with
immediately prior to the disconnection.
The
Minimum Buy-in requirement for all games is 10 times the Small
Blind/Bet in the Game.
Examples:
Buy in examples would be $100 to enter the $10/$20 game,
$50 to enter the $5/$10 game, $30 to enter the $3/$6 game
or $5.00 to enter a 50¢/$1.00 game
The difference between Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo is that
in Hi/Lo, the pot is split 50-50 between the person with
the best hand and the person with the worst qualifying low
hand. Omaha Hi/Lo is difficult and requires skill and a
little practice in order to understand.
The structure of Omaha Hi/Lo is
exactly the same as that of Omaha Hi, except the pot is
split 50% to the person with the highest hand and 50% to
the person with the lowest qualifying hand.
A low hand must be an “8 or less” in order
to qualify. The low hand is determined by the person with
the lowest high card. In the event of a tie the pot goes
to the person with the next lowest high card. Example a
one person has a low card hand of 8
5 4
3 2
and the other person has 8
6 5
3 2.
Both of these players qualify for the low card hand, the
winner is determined typically by the lowest high card,
however both people here have 8s, so the next highest low
card is used to determine the winner. In this case the first
player has the lowest high card of a 5
so therefore they are the winner.
Any hand that is high card 9 or higher can NOT qualify
as a Low Hand.
If there is no qualifying low hand then the high hand
wins 100% of the pot.
- At the show down two cards can
be used for the High Hand or players can use a combination
of two cards for the Low Hand.
- A, 2, 3, 4, 5 is the best low
hand. This will also count as a straight for high. Aces
can be used for both high and low.
- Straights and flushes are not
considered when evaluating a low hand.
- A player can "scoop" the entire
pot with both the high and low having the combination
of both the highest and lowest hands.
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for the rake structure.
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