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Mike Jul 3, 2008

Actually Will you were right the first time. He had the boat with 7's over 9's 777-99. That beats the three of a kind with the Ace kicker

Sean Lind Jul 2, 2008

Kristin, in a high game (such as holdem) always count from the top down until there's a difference.

Player 1 has A-K-Q
Player 2 has A-K-J

Queen is higher than a Jack. :)

will Jun 30, 2008

kristen.... Q high does it...you count 5 highest cards on the table... watch world poker tour

will Jun 30, 2008

wait scratch last comment...my apoligies...its a split pot my bad...you can only count 5 cards...split pot

will Jun 30, 2008

in reference to larry's question the hand 9-7 wins because the one with 9-A is just a three of a kind with an ace kicker but the 9-7 is actually a boat (full house)... therefore the 9-7 has a better hand

larry Jun 30, 2008

Need help- texas holdum
Player a- 9 A , Player b- 9 7.
Flop- 9 9 7 7 4
Who is the winner or would this be a split pot.

Kristen Jun 30, 2008

HI,

Please help, Do you take the best five cards for each player even if they are all on the table?

Player 1: J,9
Player 2: Q,10

Table: A,K,3,6,7

Is this a split pot? Or does player 2 win with the Q high? Although they share the A high on the table???

Sean Lind Jun 26, 2008

Ryno Mellet. The hand rankings are exactly as it shows above there. Four Aces is four of a kind. It's the best four of a kind, but it will still lose to a straight flush. (A royal flush is just a straight flush, but the highest possible one. It gets its own name because it's the highest possible hand you can make in the game)

Ryno Mellet Jun 25, 2008

Hi There, I am kind of new to poker, and opviously uninformed of holdem' poker, so we just play normal 5 card poker. A friend of mine told me that the best possible hand is Aces High (4 Aces) is that true, or does the 4 Aces only count as an 4 of a kind?

Brendon Jun 18, 2008

If community cards are a hearts flush and player 1 has 2s Kd and player 2 has 3d and Ac confirm the pot is split as the winning 5 cards are the community cards and there are no heart kickers out there.
Basically you are only limited to 5 cards no more

Sean Lind Jun 17, 2008

Doan, I emailed this to you as well:

If the flush on the table is made up of hearts, and both players have no hearts in their hand, the pot is split. Poker always used the best 5 card hand.

If either player has a heart in their hand that is higher than any of the hearts on the board, they have a better flush and will take the pot.

Scott:

hand 1 - 8-5
hand 2 - k-9
Board - 35663

The winner is hand 1. Here is why:

Hand 1's best 5 card hand is:
66 55 8 (two pair, 6's and 5's, Eight Kicker)

Hand 2's best 5 card hand is:
66 33 K (two pair 6's and 3's, King kicker)

If the board was 66553

and the hands where

AK vs. 83, AK would now win, since both players have two pair 66 and 55, but AK has a higher kicker.

scott osterhout Jun 15, 2008

hand 1 has 8-5 and hand 2 has k 9 and the board is 35663, does hand 2 take it with the king 9 or does the hand with 8-5 take it.

Doan Nguyen Jun 14, 2008

What if there was a flush on the table, and it was between two players? One player has a pair of three's and the other one has a high queen. If the Flush is universal for both players, doesn't it come down to who has the best hand besides the common flush? Or does both players use the flush and split pot?

My email is Priestofdota@gmail.com - Please send me a reply. It'll contribute to my overall knowledge of Hold'em, Thanks.

joe bloe Jun 10, 2008

BOLA DE PUTOS!!!!!!!!

Sean Lind Jun 10, 2008

Edick Morad Jun 9, 2008

Question:
Hand One: A, 3
Hand Two: A. Q
Community: A. 4, 4, 7, K

Both players have the best 5 card hand of:
A, A, 4, 4, k

It's a chop pot. If that K was a J, AQ would win.

astrit Jun 7, 2008

Kh-Ah-2h-3h-4h

This is not a straight, as straights can not wrap in hold'em. But it is a flush.

Edick Morad Jun 9, 2008

Question:
Hand One: A, 3
Hand Two: A. Q
Community: A. 4, 4, 7, K
Who Wins?

astrit Jun 7, 2008

If we have the order like this: King(heart) A (heart) 2 ( in german Karo which looks like red quadratic form) 3 (heart) and 4 (heart). Is this a valid straight? Thank you

namedude Jun 2, 2008

otter player one would win with four of a kind altho player 2 has a full house. .. a very strong hand four of a kind is ultamently better.

Otter Jun 2, 2008

If player 1 hole cards are 8,2, and player 2 hole cards are K,4, and the board is 2,K,4,2,2; would player 1 win with his four of a kind or would player 2?

BubbaDan Jun 1, 2008

Hey guys, after re-reading these questions, i have realized something, even though Hold-Em has 7 cards, you only get to use 5. Pick the 5 that make you the best hand and go from there. Always compare each hand to the 5th card. Flushes almost never split pot. If the board had
A Q 7 5 3 of spades, and noone has a spade down, it's a split, but all it takes to beat the board is a 4s or higher, because it would beat the 3 on the board. If one person had the 2, it's still a split.

I recommend the following:
Any book by Doyle Brunson;
Any book by Dan Harrington;
the DVD "Poker for dummies" hosted by Moneymaker is an AWESOME starter for most of the questions I've seen here, and only costs $12.00 or so.

Enjoy your games, we play every Friday night at my house, and most of us are in a casion playing every month or so as well.

(I even got a professional Hold'Em table in the basement. We call it out Poker Room)

BubbaDan Jun 1, 2008

Hogan, if the first pair ties, then it goes to the second pair. it only goes to the kicker if the second pair also ties. if the first pair second pair AND kicker all tie, you split.

Sean Lind May 21, 2008

Hey John, the hand you're talking about (a straight to the Ace 10-J-Q-K-A... it's nickname is Broadway).

It's the best possible straight. In Hold'em it's a very strong hand, but is beaten by any flush or full house.

If the board has no pair, and no three cards of one suit, it's the nuts... the best hand you can have.

If the board does have a pair, or three, four, or five cards of a suit it loses value. So you'll have to play it keeping that in mind.

If you're playing Omaha instead of hold'em, It's even more important to be careful if the board has the pair or suited cards.

John May 21, 2008

ok How strong is this hand or is it not at all.

A 10 J Q K - Mixed suit

I thought that this hand should be a very good hand to have but my friend said that it would be beaten by a full house. Is that right?

jason May 19, 2008

remember a strate flush with ace k q j 10 is the best hand

Guy Johnson May 17, 2008

Nate: Look at all five cards in flush. If the highest card ties, it's the 2nd card that determine winner. If the 2nd card ties, it's the 3rd card etc

Cav: 99933 > AA333

Hogan: if board is q 8 10 k 10, then 9 9 > A 8 (pick 5 best cards each player has. If highest pair ties, then 2nd pair determines winner.)

Mark: kkkjj > jjjAA

shintle and jonzee: if board is KS JS 10S 9S 5S, then QS > 7S (You guys playing in same game???)

Guido: Look at all five cards in flush. If the highest card ties, it's the 2nd card that determine winner. If the 2nd card ties, it's the 3rd card etc

nate May 8, 2008

on an ace high flush on the board does it matter who has the next highest card

cav Apr 27, 2008

If I had AA333 and another guy had 99933 which full house wins.

Hogan Apr 21, 2008

Hey guys! I'm pretty up to date on poker nut last week I had something that I never run into. on the board was.....
Q 8 10 K 10
I had A 8 and the guy that said he beat me had 9 9.
Now my question is..is that when you have two pair I thought that as long as you have the same high pair no matter what the second pair is it comes down to your kicker because two pair is two pair if you have the same high pair. I thought I was supposed to win because I carried A kicker?

mark Apr 17, 2008

which wins.
jack jack jack ace ace
or
king king king jack jack

this is a holdem game with two jacks and one king on the board.
i hold an ace and jack. he holds 2 kings.

shintle .b Apr 17, 2008

K J 10 9 5 are all spades and all community cards. I have the 7 other guy has the queen.
Does he win, or is it split pot?

Steve Apr 14, 2008

Vader and Pete-

Pete it is possible because they were playing hold'em.

for example the board could read

5226Q

vador could hold 55 (fives full of two's)

and his friend could hold 26 (two's full of sixes)

So it is very much possible that those hands are legit

jonzee Apr 14, 2008

K J 10 9 5 are all spades and all community cards. I have the 7 other guy has the queen.
The winning hand is? Or is it a split pot.

Guido Apr 10, 2008

Hello guys, I have the following question.
If you hit a flash, but the A is on the table, and two players hit the flash, how do you determine who wins? Do you split the pot?
Thank you!

Pete Apr 10, 2008

Bruce - A-2-3-4-5 is a legitimate hand. Also referred to a wheel draw.

Vador - you seem to be a little confused about your/your friend's hand. you mention you had 5-5-5-2-2 vs 2-2-2-6-6. As you can see, this is impossible as there are only 4 cards to every number/picture in a deck.

fyi in a case of 5-5-5-2-2 vs. 6-6-6-2-2, the second hand is the better hand.

vador Apr 6, 2008

Hello, everybody
I'm a beginner and I have a little question:

my friends and I where playing a texas hold'em last week, and we had a fight about a hand.
I had a five full of two's
My friend had a Two full of sixes

My friend argued that his hand was better than mine since his highest card was a 6 whereas mine was a 5. But I think I win because I have three 5's whereas he have three 2's

bruce Apr 1, 2008

hey im bruce tonight i was beatin with a hand ace 2 3 4 5. is that a straight i wasnt sure.

Shannon from Oz Apr 1, 2008

Felipe - i do not agree with Erik Winkler's reply ...(1) he assumes that on a board showing (for instance) 4 hearts with Ace as the highest ... that we split the pot if you have a 2 hearts and i have the King of hearts .... i clearly win.
The correct answer to your query is the next highest heart in a players hand is the winner - unless the board holds the next highest and then it is a split pot.

(2) Assuming the board has the next highest card outside of the two pair then it is a split pot. If one of the players has a higher "kicker" than the other player - or the board then he/she wins.

regards

Shannon

Shannon from Oz Apr 1, 2008

Giovanni, The Ace and Queen are irrelevent in this hand - tell your cousin .. .its the "best five cards" including one or two from your own hand plus up to the five community cards - you can't use six cards ..... this is a "split pot" ...

my webiste has some official rulings for you ... will be live in a couple of days - check it out then.

regards

shannon

piyi Apr 1, 2008

giovanni,
'split pot' since u both have straight with 10 as top card.

Giovanni Mar 30, 2008

Hey guys. IF i have Ace,10 the other guy has 7 10.

The flop is 6,7,8,9 and Q.
Who is winning.We almost had a fight over this last nite because the guy said he had a straight plus the pair 7 and he has winning hand.So can you please clear this up for me.And also can you refer me to an official rule to explain this.This is my cuzin and he is still upset so i just want to convince him that he was wrong.
thank you guys.

Fionn Mar 29, 2008

Felipe 1) that should have been a 'split pot'
2) split pot also

Fionn Mar 29, 2008

Erik Queen doesnt matter but k9 would win because 9 is a higher kicker

Erik Winkler Mar 25, 2008

Hey guys, I have a simple question. If at the end of the hand I have K 9 and another dude has K 8 who would win if the community cards held a queen or does that even matter?

Felipe Mar 23, 2008

Hello. I am a begginer and have two questions:

1) I was playing with some friends and we had a situation where two of them had a flush, using an ACE from the table. We decided that the winner was the one with the second highest card of the same suit. Was that correct or the only card that matters on a flush is the highest?

2) When two players have one pair, the card that decides the winner (kicker) is the highest on players' hand or including the cards on the table? For 1-pair games, if the kicker is the same for both players should we decide based on the next better card?

paul egan Mar 22, 2008

is it possible to open with an open ended flush 6 7 8 9 of hearts in draw poker

DaRee Feb 29, 2008

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