Updated In March, 2025 - Omaha Hold'em Poker is a poker game that is similar to Texas Hold'em; with the big difference being players have nine cards to use rather than seven, so the average poker hands tend to be higher. Omaha Hold'em Poker also has a rule that a player must use two hole cards (along with three of the community cards) in making their best five card hand. This difference from a Texas Hold'em game is the most common mistake Texas Hold'em players make in adjusting to the different rules (in Texas Hold'em a player can use any combination of cards, including all five community cards, in making their best five card hand). Omaha Hold'em poker is offered at every US poker room promoted on this site.
Before any cards are dealt the two blinds, the 'Small Blind' and the 'Big Blind', have to be posted. The person directly to the left of the dealer posts the 'Small Blind' while the person to the left of this player posts the 'Big Blind'. The size of the blinds is determined by the table limits of the table you are playing at with the Big Blind equal to half of the table limit (thus at a $2/$4 table the Big Blind is $2), and the Small Blind being half of the big blind.
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The game of Omaha Hold'em gives each player nine cards to choose among (four hole cards and five community cards) however, the players are only allowed to use five of them to make their best hand. Also, the players must use two of their hole cards along with three of the community cards to make their final hand. As with most poker games the player who makes the best five card hand is the winner.