Rules
Omaha Poker · Rules
Each player receives four private cards, plus up to five community cards revealed in stages.
Objective
Make the best five-card hand with exactly two private and exactly three community cards.
Deal and setup
Each player receives four private cards, plus up to five community cards revealed in stages.
How to play — step by step
- Each player receives four private cards, followed by the first betting round.
- Reveal three community cards on the flop and continue betting.
- Reveal the turn and river one at a time, betting after each round.
- At showdown use exactly two of your four private cards and exactly three community cards, never a full five-card board.
Important rules to remember
Play example
Even if the five community cards form a flush, you cannot use all five: Omaha requires exactly two hole cards and three community cards.
Key terms
- blind
- Mandatory opening stake
- call
- Match the current bet
- raise
- Increase the total bet for this round
- showdown
- Comparison of hands