Playing Omaha hold'em is slightly more difficult than playing Texas hold'em.

The players will receive four hole cards, face down. 5 community cards are then placed face up on the table. The difficult part comes when it is time to form a winning hand. The players will have to use 2 of their 4 hole cards and combine them in the best way with only 3 of the 5 common cards. As always, the best 5 card hand wins.

Take a look at Basic poker hand ranking to find out what you are after. The four hole cards are dealt.

Now let's take a look at the game sequence for Omaha hold'em.

• Players are dealt four cards, face down – these are also called pocket cards
  Cards 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
• The first betting round takes place – lower limit
• After the first betting round the dealer places 3 community cards face up on the table – this is called the flop
  Cards 5 – 6 – 7
• The second betting round takes place – also lower limit
• After the second betting round ends the dealer places on the table the fourth community card – this is the turn
  Card 8
• The third betting round takes place – higher limit
• The dealer places the last community card on the table – this is called the river
  Card 9
• The final betting round takes place
• The showdown