n the high version, the highest ranking hand wins all the money at the showdown. If this player's best five cards are equal to an opponent's, they will split the pot equally.
OMAHA HIGH-LOW 8 OR BETTER
In Omaha High-Low 8 or Better, there are often split pots at the showdown. In fact, there are often multiple split pots. For example, if two low hands are tied for best, and there is a high-hand winner, the high hand will take half the pot, and the two low players will get quartered—each of them will split the low half, or get one quarter of the total pot.
If there happened to be three low winners, they would split the low end three ways, or get one-sixth of the pot each, with the high side winner taking sole possession of the high half of the pot. Ties for high would be split the same way—all winners get an equal portion from the high half of the pot, or from the whole pot if no player qualifies for low.
For there to be a winner on the low end, that hand must be no worse than 8 or better. For example, a player would need to hold, say, 8 7 5 3 A to qualify. A hand of 9 7 3 2 A would not qualify, even though it may be the lowest hand. Instead, the high end winner or winners would get all the spoils.
As I've said, to qualify for the best five-card hand, a player must use two cards from his four cards and three from the community cards. Thus, a player holding 2 3 4 6 with a community board of A 7 10 J K would not have a qualified low hand since only the 2 and 3 could be used from his own cards.
In casino games, cards speak determines the best hands at the showdown, while in private games, there is often a declare, with players announcing which part of the pot they're going for. Thus, if a player declares low in a private game and doesn't have the best low, that player wins nothing, even if he happened to have the best high hand. If he declared both ways, high-low, and won only one of the ways, he would also lose the entire pot. In the casino game, the cards themselves will determine the winners and losers.
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