Calculate Omaha Hi-Lo poker odds for high hands, low hands, and scoop potential in split pot games.
Cards that make/improve your low
Cards that make/improve your high
Cards that win both high and low
Cards left to come
Quick-start with common scenarios
Scooping is the Goal: The real money in O8 comes from winning both halves. Hands that can only win half the pot have half the value.
Avoid Quartering: When you split the low with another player, you get only 25% of the pot. Weak low draws (A-3, A-4 without backup) often get quartered.
Nut Low is Critical: In O8, you want the nut low (A-2) to avoid counterfeiting and quartering. A-2-3 is ideal because it has backup if the board pairs your 2 or 3.
High-Only Boards: When no low is possible (3+ cards 9 or higher), it becomes regular Omaha. Adjust your thinking to high-only strategy.
A low requires 5 unpaired cards 8 or lower. The best low is A-2-3-4-5 (the wheel). Straights and flushes don't count against you for low - A-2-3-4-5 is both the nut low AND a straight!
Scooping means winning both the high and low halves of the pot. If the pot is $200, scooping wins $200 while splitting only wins $100. Always prioritize scoop potential.
Quartering happens when you split the low (or high) with another player. If 2 players have A-2 for the nut low and one has high, the low players each get 1/4 of the pot. Avoid weak low draws!
No low is possible when 3+ board cards are 9 or higher. Example: K-Q-J-9-7 board - only high wins the entire pot. Always count low cards on board.
A-A-2-3 double suited is the best starting hand. A-2-3-x with suited ace, A-A-2-x, and hands with A-2 or A-3 with high coordination are premium. Avoid hands without low potential.