Most people believe that because Omaha High Low bears the name Omaha in it that it’s history starts in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. However, this is not where Omaha Eight Or Better started. Robert Turner, then a casino executive in Las Vegas, showed Bill Boyd the game and it was then offered at the Golden Nugget Casino going by the name Nugget Hold Em. The year was 1982.
Omaha High Low doesn’t have much history behind it because it is a new game that did not emerge until late in the 20th century. It is a fast paced action game and it didn’t take long after it’s introduction at the Golden Nugget for it to catch on in other casinos and for Omaha 8 poker tournaments to start taking place. It took less than a decade before Omaha 8 was to become a World Series of Poker event. The first WSOP Omaha 8 event took place in 1990 and was won by Monte Kous. In recent years as players have looked for other games besides Hold Em to play, Omaha High Low has increased in popularity.
Players who have won bracelets in Omaha High Low include some of the biggest names in poker. Among them are players like Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Erik Seidel, T.J. Cloutier, and Chris Ferguson. Here is a list of every bracelet event at the WSOP and the winner and the amount they won.
1990
Monte Kous $113,400
1991
Joe Becker $119,400
1992
Eli Balas $122,400
1993
Ted Forrest $120,000
Erik Seidel $94,000
1994
T. J. Cloutier $135,000
J. C. Pearson $103,000
1995
Marlon Santos $119,000
Max Stern $140,400
1996
Adeeb Harb $155,815
Men Nguyen $110,000
1997
Scotty Nguyen $156,950
Deane Stonier $145,200
1998
Chau Giang $150,960
Paul Rowe $133,200
1999
Steve Badger $186,000
Mike Wattel $134,865
2000
Nat Koe $160,950
Michael Sohayegh $160,000
Howard Lederer $198,000
2001
Chris Ferguson $164,735
Bob Slezak $173,625
Scotty Nguyen $207,580
2002
Perry Friedman $176,860
Eddie Fishman $135,360
Mike Matusow $148,520
2003
Chris Ferguson $123,680
Layne Flack $119,260
Frankie O’Dell $133,760
2004
Curtis Bibb $160,000
Annie Duke $137,860
Brett Jungblut $187,720
2005
David Chiu $347,410
Todd Brunson $255,945
Pat Poels $270,100
2006
Scott Clements $301,175
Sam Farha $398,560
Jack Zwerner $341,426
2007
Alexander Kravchenko $228,446
John Guth $363,216
Frankie O’Dell $240,057
2008
Thang Luu $243,342
Andrew Brown $226,483
David Benyamine $535,687
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_hold_’em
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