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50 questions linked to/from What is the"Top Five Cards" rule and how does it apply to splitting pots?
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Does the "top 5 cards" rule apply to a flush? [duplicate]
Okay, so the scenario is:
7♥ 8♥ 9♥ T♥ and 3♠ on the table
Alice has a 5♥
Bob has a 4♥
Who wins?
Both of them have a flush to 10, right?
Does the sum of the entire 5 cards count in this case?
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Does This Qualify As A Split Pot?
My partner and I are fighting about this.
I had 10 and something, don't remember and he had 3 and 2.
On the table : 10 J Q K A.
I think I win with my 10 completing my straight but he said we had to ...
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Who wins if two players have a straight? [duplicate]
Hey i hold a weekly texas holdem at friends house and we had some confusiom twice now on couple straights. So player 1 had Q-8 and player two had Q-10 and the board came down J-10-4-K-A. Since both ...
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Why no split-pot when the communal cards are strongest?
In anticipation of a poker night tonight, I'm brushing up on my skills by playing a quick online game with a computer.
I was surprised to have won this hand:
I can see that my 9 is obviously playing ...
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Which pair wins? [duplicate]
In Texas Holdem, two players end up with a pair and a high card. One has two Queens and a King high card, while the other has two Aces and a Queen high card. Who wins the hand?
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Confusing hand in a Texas Hold em [duplicate]
Me and My friends were playing a game of texas hold em when this hand came out. Player 1 ended up taking the hand, but I'm still confused. Is high card still applied when both players have the same ...
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Who wins this hand [duplicate]
I have 5♥9♥
My mate has K♥3♣
The cards on the board are T♥ 4♥J♥6♥7⋄.
My question, who will win on the flush draw? My 2 hearts or ...
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final hand of texas holdem 4 players all in. 2 players have the same exact hand [duplicate]
final hand, 4 players are all in. 2 of the winning
players have the same exact hand, how are the chips distributed from the 2 losers who have to match the winning hand.
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Can some tell me which hand(s) beats the dealers hand in this game of poker? [duplicate]
Dealers hand:
2 diamonds, 5 diamonds, 8 diamonds, Jack diamonds,and King diamonds
1st hand: 2 spades, 2 hearts, 3 diamonds, 9 clover, and 10 hearts.
2nd hand: 3 spades, 3 hearts, 4 clover, Queen ...
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Who will win, 2 pairs on the table or one pair in hand and one pair on the table? [duplicate]
Table: 7, 7, 6, 6, 4
Me: 5, 4
Opponent: 9, 8
Who wins?
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Who wins the pot when
We dealt the cards and this is what happened :
my brother had 5 3
And I had 7 5
The board is 5 10 9 9 3.
Who wins the pot?
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Who wins the pot? [duplicate]
In a four handed game the board shows flush with A,K,J,T, 2 clubs; all players remain in through the river. No player had the Q, UTG - had 3 clubs; MP - had 5 clubs; remaining players don't have a ...
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Five Card Flush on the table [duplicate]
Is it an automatic split between two players, if there is an ace high flush on the table and one player has no hearts in his hand ?
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Two straights and a pair who wins? [duplicate]
We are new to playing poker. We played Texas holdem a few nights ago. Tow played got a straight. Player 1 J-7. Player 2 10-6. Normally we would have given it to player 1 for having a higher straight, ...
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texas holdem split pot [duplicate]
Me and My friends were playing a game of texas hold em when this hand came out. Player 1 ended up taking the hand, but I'm still confused. Is high card still applied when both players have the same ...
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What happens when you have the same pair and same kicker [duplicate]
What happens in Texas Holdem when
You have the same pair as another person
And you also have the same kicker
Is it split pot or then do you go to the next Highest kicker?
For example: (suits ...
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Two playes have same straight but one has two cards of it in hand [duplicate]
Table cards: 5:spades:6:hearts:7:spades:8:hearts:2:spades:
P1 hand: 9:hearts: 6:spades:
P2 hand: 9:diamonds: 3:spades:
Both players have the same straight.
Is this a split?
Or does P1 win because ...
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Split pot on a straight or 6th high card kicker? [duplicate]
So tonight my fiancé had a 9,10. And my brother in law had 9,K. On the board it was 6,7,8,10,J. So I know that you can only use 5 cards total. And I was thinking split pot. Was I right or wrong ...
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texas holdem question on split pot [duplicate]
if the 5 cards out after the river show Ace, 10, 7, 5 and 2 flush of hearts and (player 1) has 4 of hearts and (player 2) has 8 of hearts , who wins hand or is it a split pot
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Five cards rule and "kicker" in flush [duplicate]
Scenario:
My hand: A3
Villain: KQ
Flop: J76
Maybe a stupid question: considering all cards with same suit, my ace wins the pot or other higher cards can affect the result?
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Confusion on Poker Hand concerning high card [duplicate]
playing texas holem with some friends last night, could tell me who wins this hand and why?
Player 1: 2, Q
player 2: 2, 3
TABLE: A, 2, 7, J, 4
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What is the“Top Five Cards” rule and how does it apply to splitting pots? [duplicate]
I had a problem figuring out the split pot rule the other night, this is the scenario:
I had: 10, 3
My Buddy Had: 10, 5
The Table: K, Q, J, 8, 7
Should the pot be split because we both had the same ...
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What happens if there is royal flush on board
Will the high card rule apply or chips would be split?
Is this the same with other nuts combination like AK full house, 10-A straight and four of a kind?
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Can someone please explain to me this hand below: [duplicate]
I here again with another Poker question.
The percentage of both player is showing 0% and the commentator is addressing that both player have equally the same hand value with whats shown on the bard ...
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The rules to 2 pair poker hands? [duplicate]
I had a 7 and 2 in my hand
My opponent had a 9 and a J
The floor was 4 4 7 9 2
Who wins?
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Poker hand pot split rule [duplicate]
I have a simple question about a hand play in poker. Below is the situation:
Player 1 cards - A3
Player 2 cards - AJ
5 cards on table - QQ995
Who wins?
Do we split the pot or there is a winner here?
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River vs cards in hand [duplicate]
Ok I was playing a game of hold 'em with some friends and something similar to the following scenario came up:
Hand 1:
A,6
Hand 2:
A,2
Table:
2,A,6,9,9
The question is:
Does hand 1 win the pot or ...
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Best 5 cards and the kicker [duplicate]
If the board is showing:
T♥ T⋄ A♣ J♠ 6♥
One player has an A⋄ 7♥
The other player has an A♥ 5♣
do they split the pot, or does the 7 ...
