Like Texas hold’em, Omaha is a “flop” game, meaning one combines one’s hole cards with the community cards — dealt as a flop (three cards), turn (one card), and river (one card) — in order to create the best possible five-card poker hand.  Unlike in hold’em, in Omaha players are dealt four hole cards instead of two.  Also, players have to use both hole cards to make their hands, as opposed to using just one or none (as is the case in hold’em).
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