Omaha Poker Glossary
Below you’ll find some common terms and definitions that are used in Omaha poker (as well as some general poker terms).
“The board”: The board is the five community cards in the middle, dealt face up, that all players in the hand share.
“Double suited”: Double suited (sometimes abbreviated DS) means that two of your hole cards are one suit, while the other two are another, such as Ad 2d 8h 9h.
“Getting quartered”: Getting quartered occurs in Omaha Hi Lo when you must split half the pot with multiple opponents. This occurs most often when multiple players split the low half of the pot.
“Flop”: The flop is the first three community cards that are dealt.
“The nuts”: The best hand possible on any given board.
“PLO”: Pot Limit Omaha.
“PLO8″: Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo, also known as Pot Limit Omaha/8.
“Scoop”: Scooping applies to Omaha Hi Lo, and occurs when you win both the high and low portions of the pot, often with a hand such as A2345.
“Wheel”: A wheel is the term used to describe the hand A2345.
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