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Sean Lind Sep 2, 2008

KAG: player 1: K 9 , player 2: K 8 , player 3: K 4

Table: K A A Q 4

It's a three-way chop, all players win. Since you have to use five cards, and you can use any combination of the board cards and your own, all players have - KKAAQ as their best 5 card hand.

KAG Aug 29, 2008

in this scenario who wins?

player 1: K 9
player 2: K 8
player 3: K 4

Table: K A A Q 4

who wins?

gracie Aug 22, 2008

WHAT IS THE WINNING NUMBER? NUMBER:10-10-10-10-7 OR 2-2-2-6-J

alfie Aug 21, 2008

ive came out of the poker world series and i lost $1,000,000,000 guted

Sean Lind Aug 19, 2008

Gee:
Anytime there is a board with three of a kind, and you have a pair in your hand you have a fullhouse.

Sean Lind Aug 19, 2008

Over:
P1: 8,8
P2: 9,9
P3: K,Q
Community Cards: A,A,A,5,Q

All three players have a full house, Aces over, but they all have different valued pairs. Aces over eights, Aces over nines, and Aces over Queens.

Player three wins the whole pot.

gee Aug 18, 2008

i dont know if this being said. this is a question about full house hand.

this how it goes say if a player has a pair of any hand and the flop hand comes out to be:

Q 4 J Q Q
or any three of a kind

does this mean the player with the pair always gets a full house?

thk you in advance

hillo Aug 17, 2008

blindsided: three 5's and a pair of two's will win. Three 2's are lower than three 5's.

Over: P3: K,Q will win. Three A's and 2 queens are higher than P1 and P2.

blindsided Aug 11, 2008

player A has a fullhouse three 2's and a pair of Queens , player B has three 5's and a pair of two's who wins ??

Over Aug 9, 2008

Hi, i am dumbfounded by this:

P1: 8,8

P2: 9,9

P3: K,Q

Community Cards: A,A,A,5,Q

Is it a split pot amongst the 3 players??

brad Aug 8, 2008

bruce it is a straight

brad Aug 8, 2008

most of these questionsthe awnser is that payer 1/2 has a higher kicker gee
so if the board is
8s Jh Kd Qd Qs
player1 Qh 7h
player2 qc 9h

player 2 won because ithad a higher kicker(number/letter card)
A can be counted as one or 14 witch is abuv the king

felipe, its not correct
if two ppl have the same card win ( 2pair 1pair flush ect.) then whoever has the highest second card wins

Sean Lind Aug 8, 2008

just wondering really here. how does a double queen beat one pair.

Board:8c 9d jc 2s 4h
player 1 : qs qd
player 2 : kd jh

Here player two is playing a pair of Jacks:
Jc-Jh-Kd-9d-8c
While Player one has a Pair of Queens:
Qs-Qd-Jc-9d-8c

You make the best 5 card hand, it doesn't matter what cards you use (your own or the board) just the final best hand.


another request
have to know why player 1 wins

Board: js 2h jc 3d 4s
player 1: 6h ks
player 2: 10c qc

You both have the same category hand (a pair of jacks) your kicker is Queen high (Js-Jc-Qc-10c-4s) while Player 1 has a kicker King high (Js-Jc-Ks-6h-4s)

If you just look at the top three cards you'll see
Js-Jc-Qc vs. Js-Jc-Ks

Count your hands from top down, when there is a difference, that's where you choose a winner. If the third best card was the same you'd go on to the fourth. If all 5 cards are the same, then you chop the pot. Hope that helps

gee Aug 8, 2008

sorry another request
have to know why player 1 wins

dealers hand
js 2h jc 3d 4s


player 1
6h ks

player 2
10 c qc

because i was player 2

gee Aug 8, 2008

just wondering really here. how does a double queen beat one pair.

dealers hand
8c 9d jc 2s 4h

player 1
qs qd

player 2
kd jh

Archwel Aug 7, 2008

The rules of Holdem state that its the best 5 card hand. you must play five cards. in the event of a tie it goes the the kickers. not the highest single kicker but all playable kickers.i.e the best 5 cards.

In the scrnario with the A9 vs the A7 and the 88 on the board the hand is decided by the 5th card.

Both players have 8-8-A-K-x

but Player one has 8-8-A-K-9
and player 2 has a best hand of 8-8-A-K-7

so player one wins.

if the board had another card higher than 9. i.e 8-8-K-J-7

then it woudl be a tie with both players having the best possible five card hand with 8-8-A-K-J


The same issue come up with flushes when both players have a flush with the Ace on the board. Both have an Ace high flush but the second highest card of the suit plays to make the winning hand.

kerry Aug 3, 2008

Okay here is my scenario....
*note - there is no flush in this hand for either players*

Player 1 A-9
Player 2 A-7

Table K-6-8-8-4

Player 1 (best 5) 8-8-9-K-A
Player 2 (best 5) 8-8-7-K-A

Here is the question, they both have a pair of 8's with an Ace kicker. The only differance between the hands is the 9 and 7. So do they push for the pair of 8's and the Ace kicker OR does the 9 and 7 decide the winner even though they are both lower than the Ace kicker? (need help fast, a fight almost broke out over this one) Thanks!
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player one wins with a pair of A's and 9's

Sean Lind Aug 1, 2008

Ant:

Player 1 A-9
Player 2 A-7

Table K-6-8-8-4

Player 1 (best 5) 8-8-9-K-A
Player 2 (best 5) 8-8-7-K-A

The kicker plays. Because the 9 beats the board, meaning it's higher than the 6 and the 4 it is used in the hand (just like you listed in your best 5's). It plays, and player 1 is the winner of the whole pot.

Sean Lind Aug 1, 2008

Gee: Your question is a little confusing, but it sounds like you're asking this:
Your hand: 8x (x is for anything else)
Other Hand: JJ

the board: 88xxx

Assuming that's what you're asking, and one of the x's isn't a jack, then you will be the winner. If this is not your question, ask again. It helps if you put in the hands like the examples below. thx

Ant Aug 1, 2008

Okay here is my scenario....
*note - there is no flush in this hand for either players*

Player 1 A-9
Player 2 A-7

Table K-6-8-8-4

Player 1 (best 5) 8-8-9-K-A
Player 2 (best 5) 8-8-7-K-A

Here is the question, they both have a pair of 8's with an Ace kicker. The only differance between the hands is the 9 and 7. So do they push for the pair of 8's and the Ace kicker OR does the 9 and 7 decide the winner even though they are both lower than the Ace kicker? (need help fast, a fight almost broke out over this one) Thanks!

gee Jul 31, 2008

im fairy new to poker, learnt most i need to from facebook poker:)
well the question is this if the opponent has two jacks and i had a eight.
then the dealers card gets dealt and i have a pair of eights from the dealt dealer who is the winner. i was assuming that because i have a pair of eight i win, thanks you in advance for the advice

Nimfa Jul 29, 2008

I have question: I have 7-7 and the other player has A-5 and the community card has A-2-5-10-9 who is the winner

Sean Lind Jul 29, 2008

M dog: Two players have the same hand

player one 3 7
player two 3 8

flop 3 A K 2 10

First off, that's a board the flop is only the first three cards. As for your question, players must make five card hands.

Player One: 3-3-A-K-10
Player Two: 3-3-A-K-10

So yes, they split the pot. if the 10 was a 4, then the kicker would play making player two the winner.

M dog Jul 26, 2008

two players have the same hand

player one 3 7
player two 3 8
flop 3 A K 2 10


both players have a pair of 3s but does the high card on the board split the pot or does it go to the kicker?

Alex Jul 26, 2008

Sean: whats the fall of the river?

Sean Lind Jul 22, 2008

kalijha: Depends what falls on the river

kalijha Jul 20, 2008

if i have a pair of 3's and she has a pair of 5's who wins?

Sean Lind Jul 16, 2008

bobby :

Play 1: ME: 10d, Jh DEALER: 6s, 7s
board: 4h,4s,5s,4d,8s

The dealer wins with a straight - 4-5-6-7-8

Play 2: ME: 4d, 3d Dealer: 4c,5c
board: Jc,6c,5h,2s,Qc

Here you have a straight, but you lose to the dealers's flush (4c-5c-Jc-6c-Qc)

Playing against a dealer? Sounds like a "Texas Hold'em Scratch And Win"? Or as I like to call them "Bad Beat Poker". I've never lost with the big full or quads more often.

Sean Lind Jul 16, 2008

Jessica - "Actually, Sean in Holdem you are allowed to use one, both, or neither of your hold cards. Both players have a full house 9-9-9-7-7. "

That's exactly what I said. "they both have a full house" where my exact words. I also said:

"in Hold'em you are allowed to use only one card out of your own two"

I'm not sure where we're disagreeing here?

Jessica Jul 11, 2008

"Mike - The way you're counting the hands is how you do it in Omaha, in Hold'em you are allowed to use only one card out of your own two, thus they both have a full house.In Omaha you have to use two cards out of your four."

Actually, Sean in Holdem you are allowed to use one, both, or neither of your hold cards. Both players have a full house 9-9-9-7-7.

bobby Jul 10, 2008

Play 1: ME: 10d, Jh DEALER: 6s, 7s
board: 4h,4s,5s,4d,8s


Play 2: ME: 4d, 3d Dealer: 4c,5c
board: Jc,6c,5h,2s,Qc

New to hold'em so im just checking.

Sean Lind Jul 8, 2008

Mike - The way you're counting the hands is how you do it in Omaha, in Hold'em you are allowed to use only one card out of your own two, thus they both have a full house.In Omaha you have to use two cards out of your four.

pantsula - I don't understand where there is confusion here, 6-3 has a pair of 6's, wile K-8 has nothing but a King high (no pair). 6-3 wins every time. (Also you wrote "Flop is - 2 6 5 7 J", technically the flop is just 2-6-5, turn is 7 river is J, all together it's "the board".)

Todd - If the players don't mention suits, it's always taken as the suits do not matter. A flush is the one hand that even new poker players rarely miss. It's easy to spot. So if no suits are given, you assume it's rainbow.

sunny - You're thinking about a "counterfeit" situation, but this is not one of them. Count from the top down, player one has K-K-10-10-9 player two has K-K-7-7-A, a 10 is higher than a 7, so player one wins.

You're thinking of a situation like this:

Player 1: 4-4
Player 2: A-9
Board: K-K-Q-6-Q

Now both players are playing two pair, KK and QQ, but player two has an ace kicker, while Player one plays the board. The last queen falling counterfeit his pair leaving his hand worthless.

ryan Jul 8, 2008

player1

sunny Jul 7, 2008

Question- who wins the pot-

player 1 has 10,9
player 2 has A,2

flop k k 10 7 7

Does the Ace (player 2)win cause there are 2 pairs on the table???

Todd Jul 7, 2008

Some of the questions asked by people need more information because they dont mention the suit of the cards. A flush beats many hands and in some questions it is not known if the person has a flush or not.

sincere Jul 5, 2008

this is a really cool site

Zstanman Jul 5, 2008

Larry, unfortunately you're getting a ton of mixed answers to your relatively simple question. Will was correct the SECOND time when he corrected himself. It is a split pot. Remember that BOTH players play their best 5 cards. For each player, his best hand is a Full House, 999-77. Both player A and B will disregard their second cards (The A and the 7) because they do not enhance their best hand. Sean Lind had great advice when he said "always count down until there's a difference." I've never thought about it that way but that's great advice.

KristenKristen Jul 4, 2008

pantsula, Player 2 wins, Pair of 6's

pantsula Jul 4, 2008

Hey guys. We had a huge fight about this last night and I need your help to resolve...

player 1 has - K 8
Player 2 has - 6 3
Flop is - 2 6 5 7 J

who wins the pot?

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

This is a great site to help individuals with the hand rankings. The best I have found. Thank you and this will help in teaching my friends how to play!