OKLAHOMA

Overview

Oklahoma is a triple-board Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better variant. Three separate community boards are dealt simultaneously. After the river, the board with the lowest river card is eliminated — reducing the playable boards to two (or one if there's a tie). Players use exactly 2 hole cards + 3 community cards from any one surviving board, following standard Omaha rules.

Deal

• Each player receives 4 hole cards face-down (like Omaha)
• Three separate community boards (A, B, C) each receive a flop (3 cards), a turn (1 card), and a river (1 card) — 15 community cards total
• After the river, the board with the lowest river card is removed

Hand Construction (Omaha Rule)

Players must use exactly 2 hole cards and exactly 3 community cards from one surviving board to make their best 5-card hand. You may use different boards and different hole-card pairs for your high and low hands.

Split Pot — Hi/Lo 8-or-Better

• High: Best standard 5-card poker hand (Omaha rule)
• Low: 5 unique unpaired ranks all 8 or lower (aces count low). The low must be made with exactly 2 hole cards + 3 community cards from one surviving board
• If no player qualifies for low, the high hand wins the entire pot

River Card Ranking (for Elimination)

2 is lowest, Ace is highest. Standard rank order: 2 < 3 < 4 < 5 < 6 < 7 < 8 < 9 < 10 < J < Q < K < A

Strategy Tips

• Wheel cards (A-2-3-4-5) are doubly valuable — they support low on multiple boards
• Watch which boards get eliminated; your nut-low draw may disappear
• High-card boards (river K or A) are more likely to survive
• With up to 8 players, the pot can grow large — scooping is essential
• You can use a different pair of hole cards for high vs. low