Modified omaha poker game

Abstract

A modification of Omaha Hi-Lo in which each is the player receives four Hole cards. After all the wagering has been completed, each player declares Hi, Lo or both. There is no qualifier for the Lo hand. A player must use two and only two of his Hole cards in each of his Hi hand and his Lo hand. The player with the best Hi hand among those players that have declared Hi wins half the pot; the player with the best Lo hand among those players that have declared Lo wins half the pot. If a player declares both Hi and Lo, then the player must win both ways in order to win.

1 . A method of playing a poker game which is dealt using a deck of playing cards and having a plurality of players comprising:
 a) dealing each player four Hole cards after which a round of wagering occurs;   b) displaying as community cards a three card Flop after which a round of wagering occurs;   c) displaying as a community card a one card Turn after which a round of wagering occurs;   d) displaying as a community card a one card River after which a round of wagering occurs;   e) each player then declares whether he is going Hi, Lo or both;   f) declaring as a Hi winner the player with the best high card poker hand and who has declared Hi;   g) declaring as a Lo winner the player with the best low card poker hand without having any minimum low hand requirement to have the best low card poker hand and who has declared Lo; and   h) a player must be both the Hi winner and the Lo winner if a player has declared both.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  in which at least a portion of all wagering that occurs during the play of the game is collected into a common pot; and
 the Hi winner is awarded a portion of the common pot and the Lo winner is awarded a portion of the common pot.