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lork
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: If it can be played either way |
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I have poker mates that believe and have read the kicker, must be in the hole, can break a tie if the best five cards of all players in the showdown are equal. Keeping the example simple, if two players are playing the board then they go their highest hole card to break the tie. If these are the same they go to the second hole card to break the tie. If they still are the same, then and only then, they split the pot.
If it can be played either way how do they play it in the WSOP? |
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pritz
Joined: 17 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| It's the best five card hand, period. If the board is best or you are otherwise tied, you split the pot. |
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ballen
Joined: 31 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Easiest way to resolve this mess if it comes up is to ask the question "Which five cards are you playing?" These are the offiial holdem rules on that matter.
House rules might be different. Make sure you know the house rules before you sit in a game. |
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chris
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| We have been "Discussing" this matter as well. What is your conclusion? Let's say two players both hold Aces and on the board and Aces is turned, but no other cards are in play. Now the second hold card is let's say a 10 & 5, but on the board there is a Jack. Who wins, the guy who's 2nd card is a 10 or a tie due to Jack on the board? Thanks |
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pritz
Joined: 17 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Again it's the best five card hand that wins. They each would have AAJ, so it would depend on what the other cards on the board are. Probably the 10 would win, because the only two cards that could be higher than a 10 would be KQ, and those would make a straight for him. Of course the board could pair, in which case both players would have two pairs, and a Jack kicker, and split the pot. Now if one had A7 and the other A5 and the board came up say A,J,Q,8,3 then both players would have the same hand, AAQJ8, so they would split the pot. But if the board came up A,J,4,Q,3 then one player would win with AAQJ7 and the other would lose with AAQJ5. |
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DeepBlue
Joined: 19 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: |
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Best 5 cards, period. The presence of a card in the hand has the same value as one on the board, so if the best 5 card hand was on the table, it doesn't matter if one of the players has one of the cards that make the hand themselves.
House rules do differ and I've seen places that do use the kicker as a "tie breaker", though this isn't a standard rule. |
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