Have a home game Omaha hi low. And this was a big dispute in our game. Thanks

Depends what's on the board.

Depends what is on the board but assuming none of those four cards are on the board it is 35

Whom ever has the lower 'higher' card of the two they play from their hand while still making a legal 5-card low hand.

The lower low card only comes into play when the two 'higher' cards are the same and each Player is using the same 3 cards from the Board.

So A6 beats 26 if the Board reads 347xx

For the matter of your example .. all these 5x holdings (A5, 25, 35 and 45) would beat A6 as long as the Board allows for it. GL



PS .. Another way to look at it is to layout the hands and then start with the highest of the 5 cards and whomever has a lower 'next' card wins.

87653 loses to 87652 (tie, tie, tie, tie, 2 is lower - winner)

It's very common for Players to want to start on the lower end, or only compare the two cards used from the Player's holding .. 5 card game.

53 is lower than 61 (A=1)

Both cards have to play.

This isn't the best explanation. Not incorrect, just poor because the defining card is the lowest for each player. This leads to, "but I have an ace".


I always explain it two ways. First, line the cards up in descending order to form a number. Lowest number wins. So, 76541 loses to 76432.


If they still don't get it I ask - Assume ace is always low (1) and straights and flushes don't count. What hand would win high? The other is the low.