7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo Calculator

What the game is

7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo is a split-pot Omaha variant where each player receives seven private cards and competes for the best high hand and the best qualifying eight-or-better low hand.

Rules of 7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo

• Each player starts with seven private cards. These are private cards only that player can use, giving each player many possible two-card choices.
• The board is dealt as five shared community cards: three on the flop, one on the turn, and one on the river.
• For the high hand, a player must use exactly two private cards and exactly three community cards.
• For the low hand, a player also must use exactly two private cards and exactly three community cards. The two private cards used for low can be different from the two private cards used for high.
• A qualifying low needs five different ranks that are eight or lower. Aces count as low, and straights or flushes do not hurt the low hand.
• If no player makes a qualifying low, the best high hand wins the whole pot. If a low qualifies, the pot is split between the best high hand and the best low hand, unless one player wins both halves.

Example calculations

• Enter A♣ 2♦ 3♣ K♠ Q♠ J♥ T♥ against A♥ 4♥ 5♠ 6♠ 7♦ 8♦ 9♣ on 8♣ 7♦ K♠ to compare nut-low potential, counterfeit risk, high equity, and scoop chances.
• Study a hand with A-2-3 plus strong high cards against a hand with several middle cards that can make straights but may struggle to make the best low.
• Compare split-pot equity on a low board where one player has the nut low draw and another player has a strong high hand with weak low backup.

Strategy examples

• The best 7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo hands can compete for both halves of the pot instead of chasing only high or only low.
• Do not assume a low is safe just because you have A-2. Board cards can counterfeit a low, and opponents have many private-card combinations.
• The high and low hands are evaluated separately, so a player may use one pair of private cards for high and a different pair for low.
• Scoop potential is especially important. Winning only half the pot can be much less valuable than making a hand that can win both high and low.

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7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo calculator coming soon

The 7-Card Omaha Hi/Lo calculator is coming soon. This guide explains the rules, common study spots, and examples so you can understand the game before calculator support is available.

When calculator support is added, the table view will make it easier to compare dense starting hands, board runouts, blockers, and multiway equity shifts.

For now, use the guide to understand how the game is built and which situations will be most useful to study once the calculator is available.

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