omaha

omaha — 名詞

1. a card game in the poker family where each player is dealt four private cards fa

1.名詞C2
釋義

奧瑪哈撲克

底牌四張、須用兩張的撲克變體

a card game in the poker family where each player is dealt four private cards face down and must build a hand using exactly two of them together with three of five shared cards turned face up in the middle of the table.

例句

Minho prefers omaha to Texas hold'em because four hole cards open more winning lines.

Minho 偏好奧瑪哈勝過德州撲克，因為四張底牌可以開出更多致勝路線。

comparison: omaha vs Texas hold'em

On Friday night the four friends played omaha at the kitchen table until almost two.

週五晚上，這四個朋友在廚房餐桌玩奧瑪哈，一路玩到快凌晨兩點。

collocation: play omaha

同義詞
  • Omaha hold'em

    the full formal name; 'omaha' is the everyday short form

  • PLO

    stands for 'pot-limit Omaha', the most popular betting format among serious players

文法句型

play omaha

a hand of omaha

用法筆記

Often capitalised as 'Omaha' because the name comes from a place. The full label is 'Omaha hold'em', and the most common variants are 'pot-limit Omaha' (PLO) and 'Omaha hi-lo'. Always uncountable when naming the game itself, but countable in phrases like 'a hand of omaha' or 'an omaha table'.

常見錯誤

❌I played an omaha last night.
✅I played omaha last night.' or ✅ 'I played a hand of omaha last night.
💡the game name itself is uncountable; use 'a hand of' or 'a game of' to count rounds.
❌In omaha you can use any number of your hole cards.
✅In omaha you must use exactly two of your hole cards.
💡this two-card rule is the defining difference from Texas hold'em.