Omaha Hi-Lo Poker Starting Hands

Similar to PLO, Omaha Hi-Lo also has a huge number of starting hand combinations. But being a split pot game where a player's intention is to make a good high as well as a good low hand, thus some of the best decisions in this game are made pre-flop. The best hands in Omaha Hi-Lo can help win a player both the high as well as the low hand.

Premium Starting Hands

• A-A-2-x
• A-A-3-x
• A-2-3-x
• A-2-4-x
• A-2-x-x
• A-3-4-x
• A-A-x-x

• A-A-2-3 DS
• A-A-2-4 DS
• A-A-2-3 SS
• A-A-2-5 DS
• A-A-2-4 SS
• A-A-3-4 DS
• A-A-2-3 Non-suited
• A-A-2-2 DS
• A-A-3-5 DS
• A-A-2-6 DS

Double Suited (DS) :- Four hole cards consisting of two sets of suited cards e.g. 4,5 of Heart and 7 and 9 of Spade.

Suited - Combination of cards of same suit e.g. - all Spades.

Non-Suited (NS) - Combination of cards of different suit e.g. - 3 of Spade, 5 of Heart, 6 of Club, A of Diamond

Single Suited (SS) - Combination of cards with one pair of same suit e.g.- A and 3 of Heart, 9 of Club, J of Diamond

Playable Starting Hands

A-A-2-x

A-A-3-x

A-A-4-5

A-2-3-x

A-2-K-K

A-2-Q-Q

A-2-J-J

A-3-4-5

A-A-x-x

A-2-K-Q

A-2-K-J

A-2-x-x (Suited ace)

A-3-K-K

A-3-4-x

2-3-4-5 (Fold if there is no ace on the flop)

J-Q-K-A

10-J-Q-K

K-K-Q-J

Q-J-10-9

2-3-4-x (Fold if there is no ace on the flop)