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6-Card Omaha Calculator

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What the game is

6-Card Omaha gives each player six private cards and still uses exactly two with three board cards.

Rules of 6-Card Omaha

  • Each player starts with six private cards, which creates many more two-card choices than four-card Omaha.
  • Five shared community cards can be dealt like Hold'em.
  • The final hand still uses exactly two private cards and exactly three community cards. Extra private cards give more choices, but they do not change the Omaha construction rule.
  • The best five-card high hand wins the pot.

Example calculations

  • Enter A♠ A♥ K♠ Q♥ J♦ T♣ against 9♠ 8♠ 7♥ 6♥ 5♣ 4♦ on T♠ 6♣ 2♦ to study aces with side-card support against a huge draw.
  • Model combo draws on two-tone connected flops.
  • Study how board pairing changes equity for made hands and wraps.

Strategy examples

  • 6-Card Omaha creates many overlapping draws, so visual equity checks are especially useful.
  • Avoid overvaluing non-nut draws when many blockers are in play.
  • Use randomized calculations for large scenarios when exhaustive enumeration is impractical.

Calculator preview

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The 6-Card Omaha calculator link opens the full table view with 6-Card Omaha already selected, so you can move from the rules on this page straight into a real hand study.

Use it to enter the same kind of cards shown in the examples, adjust known board cards or dead cards when they matter, and see how each card changes the numbers.

The results help you compare equity, ties, and how much the next card can change the shape of the hand.

Clicking through is the fastest way to preview the real 6-Card Omaha calculator workflow before you start building your own examples.

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6-Card Omaha FAQs

Is 6-Card Omaha more draw-heavy than 4-Card Omaha?

Yes. Six-card starting hands create more combinations and often closer equities.

Can the calculator handle six-card hands?

Yes. 6-Card Omaha is one of the supported game variants.