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Bored Omaha
PL · also NL/FL · 6-max
Setup
Four hole cards. Five-card board. Pot-limit (PLO) is the usual structure. You must use exactly two hole cards and exactly three board cards.
Cards you use
Exactly two hole + exactly three board. Never one hole. Never three holes. Never play the board.
Ranking quirks
Standard high after the must-use-2 rule. Four hearts on the board is not a flush unless you have two hearts in the hole.
Betting streets
Betting starts with the hole cards you were dealt. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 3 community cards to the main board. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 1 community card to the main board. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 1 community card to the main board. Then a betting round.
A short sample
Two aces in the hole look pretty — you still need exactly two holes in the final five.
Aces up using Ah Ad + board pair. You cannot use three aces from one hole ace plus two board aces unless the second ace is also in your hand.