Scoop

source Scoop – In Omaha High-Low (AKA, Omaha 8-or-Better) it’s when one player wins the entire pot vs. splitting it.  It can happen in two ways: the winner has both the best high and low hands or there is no qualifying low.

Let’s look at some https://feriadelavivienda.co/9z6l5m5jcn approximate numbers.  Before any given Omaha deal, there is more than a 60% chance of a low.  After that the chances of a low are:

2 low cards on the flop = 25% by the river

3 low cards on the flop = 40% by the river

4 low cards on the turn = 50% by the river

Now, you just have to win the high to scoop!

Note: Omaha is a relatively new game, first played in Las Vegas at the Golden Nugget in 1982.  I grew up playing seven card stud high-low.  Back then, a perfect low was A-2-3-4-6 (non-suited).  Someone figured out it would make an interesting game if a wheel (A-2-3-4-5 either suited or not) could qualify for a low hand.