Omaha hi-lo is an exciting game with lots of actions and big pots.
Players like the game because there are many ways to win a hand and so many opportunities to play and win.
One of the most exciting variations of Omaha hi-lo is when the game is played pot limit.
You can find this game in most online poker rooms, such as Full Tilt Poker.

Here’s how to play pot limit Omaha hi-lo to win.

Pot limit means that players are able to bet or raise the amount that is in the pot at any time.
This is in contrast to no limit where players can bet any amount up to everything they have in front of them at any time.
The reason Omaha hi-lo is played pot limit instead of no limit is that draws are so powerful in Omaha hi-lo that
it would be correct for anyone making a strong hand on the flop to move all their chips in to avoid any draws,
and not too much poker would get to be played.

Because draws are so dangerous, it is important not to slow play, and to bet your hands strongly.
For example, if you have a hand of 9s 9c 3d 4h and the flop is 9d 8d 4c, you may be tempted to slow
play since you currently hold the nuts (note that you only have three of a kind here, not a full house,
as you may not use the 4 in your hand). However, you should bet this hand as strongly as possible.
Any 8, 7, 3, 2, or A will give someone a low and cost you half the pot. Any diamond will have you losing
to a flush unless the board pairs, and even a card as innocuous as a T may kill your hand by giving someone
a straight or three tens.

Also you must remember not to get out of line with the nut low. If you have A 2 and the board shows K 8 6 4 K,
you may raise with reckless abandon, knowing that you have the low end locked. However, there are distinct poker
odds that another player also has A 2, and you will have to split the low end with them.
This is called getting quartered, and if there are fewer than four people in the pot, it can be a disaster,
since you will lose half of every dollar you put in, even though you are a guaranteed winner.
Since pot limit pots can grow very large, this can be a big problem. As long as there are more than four people in the pot,
you will win money even if you are quartered, unless more than one other person has the nut low.
If it is down to you and two other players though, you should slow down.