The Nature of the Beast

Here's a hand that explains a lot about Omaha Hi-Lo. Two shortstacks ended up with all the money in the middle. The board plays out and the river gives one player a straight and the other the low. Even though they halve the pot both players let out an agonized groan, forgetting for a moment that they might've been knocked out or crippled instead. In split-pot games the glass is half-empty, never half-filled.