All the rules of hold’em
apply to Omaha except the rule on playing the board, which
is not possible in Omaha (because you must use two cards
from your hand and three cards from the board).Following are
rules of hold'em:
1. If the first holecard dealt is exposed, a misdeal
results. The dealer will retrieve the card, reshuffle, and
recut the cards. If any other holecard is exposed due to a
dealer error, the deal continues. The exposed card may not
be kept. After completing the hand, the dealer replaces the
card with the top card on the deck, and the exposed card is
then used for the burncard. If more than one holecard is
exposed, this is a misdeal and there must be a redeal.
2. If the flop contains too many cards, it must be redealt.
(This applies even if it were possible to know which card
was the extra one.)
3. If the flop needs to be redealt because the cards were
prematurely flopped before the betting was complete, or the
flop contained too many cards, the boardcards are mixed with
the remainder of the deck. The burncard remains on the
table. After shuffling, the dealer cuts the deck and deals a
new flop without burning a card.
4. If the dealer turns the fourth card on the board before
the betting round is complete, the card is taken out of play
for that round, even if subsequent players elect to fold.
The betting is then completed. The dealer burns and turns
what would have been the fifth card in the fourth card’s
place. After this round of betting, the dealer reshuffles
the deck, including the card that was taken out of play, but
not including the burncards or discards. The dealer then
cuts the deck and turns the final card without burning a
card. If the fifth card is turned up prematurely, the deck
is reshuffled and dealt in the same manner.
5. If the dealer mistakenly deals the first player an extra
card (after all players have received their starting hands),
the card will be returned to the deck and used for the
burncard. If the dealer mistakenly deals more than one extra
card, it is a misdeal.
6. You must declare that you are playing the board before
you throw your cards away; otherwise you relinquish all
claim to the pot.
