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To get any cards in Omaha Hi Lo, you must first "post".
This is a compulsory bet for all players, you will not receive any
cards if you do not post.
You should also have noticed there is a small button with a ‘D’
or ‘Dealer’ written on it moving around the table. This is known
as the Dealer button. You may also have noticed that the two players
to the left of this button also automatically place an initial bet,
these are known as the blinds. They are on top of the intial "post"
or "ante".
The player to the immediate left of the dealer must place a compulsory
bet of half the initial bet, this is known as the small blind.
The player to the left of the small blind must place a compulsory
bet of the full initial stake, this is known as the big blind. No
one else on the table is required to place any bets at all and may
fold at any time.
At this point, the person to the immediate left of the big blind
will need to make one of three choices- Call, Raise or Fold. If
they are happy with their hole cards, and wish to see the flop,
they will call the initial bet. This means they must match the amount
of money the person sitting in the big blind position has bet. If
they think their hole cards are better than most if not all of the
other people’s hole cards then they will/should raise the pot, this
involves putting in twice the initial stake on a fixed limit table.
Lastly, and indeed the most common course of action, if the player
decides their hole cards are not likely to win the high or low pot,
they will fold. This betting pattern will continue until everyone
who intends to play the hand has matched the highest bet(although
someone may have raised that does not mean another player cannot
re-raise). Once you have watched enough hands and understand the
above then you are ready to join the table.
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