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                                                             HUTCHISON POINT COUNT SYSTEM FOR

                                   OMAHA HIGH-LOW POKER

 

METHOD: 

 In any split pot game the best hands are those that have a chance to win both high and low.  Most of the hands without this potential should be discarded.  However, there are a few hands that are profitable even though they have no potential to win low. 

 

The first step in evaluating your hand is to see if it is one of these HIGH-ONLY hands. To qualify, all four of your cards must be Ten or above AND include (1) two pair, or (2) a pair and two suited cards, or (3) two double suits. Eliminate any high hand containing three of the same ran. If your hand does not qualify as a HIGH hand then. The next step is to see if your hand can be played as a LOW or TWO-WAY hand.  This determination is made by adding the number of points obtained in these four simple steps:

 

                                                                                           FIRST, look at your two lowest cards and award points as follows:

 

                                                                                A-2 equals 20 pts.                       A-3 equals 17 pts.                          A-4 equals 13 pts.        

                                                                                A-5 equals 10 pts.                        2-3 equals 15 pts.                           2-4 equals 12 pts.           

                                                                                3-4 equals 11 pts.                         4-5 equals 8 pts.                    Anything else = no pts.

 

                                                                                           SECOND, look at your two remaining cards ("kickers") and award points as follows:

                                                                                 3 equal 9 pts.                               4 equal 6 pts.                                        5 equal 4 pts.      

                                                                                  Jack, Queen, or King equals 2 pts.                                              6 or Ten equals 1 point

 

                                                                           Do not award any "kicker" pts. For a card that duplicates a card used in step one and if  

                                                                           The kicker is paired it is counted only once under this step.

 

                                                                                                    THIRD, if you have any pairs, add points as follows:

                                                         Aces equal 8 pts.     Kings equal 6 pts.     Queens equal 5 pts.     Jacks equal 2 pts.     Tens equal one   point                                           

                                                         Threes equal one point       Deuces equal 3 pts.  point   

                                                         Deduct half of the points awarded under this step if you have three cards of the same rank.

 

                                                                                                    FOURTH, if you hold two suited cards and the highest of them is

                                                         An Ace, add 4 pts.      A King, add 3 pts.     A Queen or Jack, add 2 pts.  An 8, 9, or ten, one pt. 

 

Deduct half of the points awarded under this step if your hand contains three cards of the same suit and award no points if all of the cards are of the same suit.

                       

EACH HAND WILL EARN A TOTAL FROM 0 TO 45 POINTS.  PLAY THOSE HANDS WITH 20 POINTS OR MORE AND CONSIDER RAISING WITH 30 POINTS OR MORE