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GAMING SPOTLIGHT: OMAHA As you look through LIVE'S CASINO GUIDE you may notice a few things you haven't seen before, perhaps a certain event or game that is unfamiliar territory and therefore a bit daunting. We here at Live are dedicated to providing the best possible gaming experience, which includes giving you the knowledge you need to succeed at the table, (not to mention attract the attention of the ridiculously good looking player sitting on your left). One of these games may be the game of OMAHA. Time and again this staple of Card Rooms across the US is featured in the tournament listings of LA's best Casinos and as well it should be. With the recent explosion of Texas Hold 'Em on TV, the Internet and in casinos everywhere the game of Omaha, once one of the most popular forms of the game, has quietly made its march back to the forefront of LA gaming. So in order to send you home with pockets full of cash, (and perhaps the phone number of Mr. or Ms. Good looking to your left), LIVE has put together a comprehensive look into the inter-workings of the game of Omaha. Begin with the basics. Omaha Hold'em is played with a standard 52-card deck, where each player receives four down cards as their initial hand and there is an initial round of betting after these cards have been delivered. • Three board cards are then turned face-up (which is called "the flop") and another round of betting occurs. • Another card is turned face up, followed by a round of betting. • A final board card is then turned up and a final round of betting ensues. • These five board cards are "community cards" and after the final round of betting has been completed, a player must use a combination of two cards in his hand and three cards from the board to determine his best hand. Not so different from Texas Hold 'Em right? Like most hold 'em games Omaha uses a flat disc called a "Dealer Button" to indicate the player, who in theory, deals the cards for that pot. • The Button (player with the Dealer-Button) is last to receive cards on the initial deal and has the right of last-action on all betting rounds except the first. • One or more "blind" bets are used to stimulate action and initiate play and are posted before the player looks at his cards. • "Blinds" are posted by players in consecutive clockwise order from the Button meaning that action is initiated on the first betting round, by the player on the immediate left of the person who posted the furthest "blind" clockwise from the Button. • On all subsequent betting rounds, the action is started by the first active player clockwise from the Button. MORE SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE GAME. First of all you want to know which version of the game you are playing since there are several including the original game, also commonly known as "Omaha 8