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Question

I have been playing poker for a while and I haven't figured this out yet. I need to know if you High card is considered what's in your hand only or what's in the community too. For Example who would win this set and why.
Player 1 cards 8(di) 10(di)
Player 2 cards 8(hr) 9(di)
Community Cards 5(di) 5(hr) 6(cl) Q(sp) A(cl)

Now both have a 5 pair but I thought that they both also have a Ace High therefore split pot. But the way it was won was Player 1 Won. I didn't understand it Could you please explain why it was played this way. And also leave the number of years you have played. Also is there a site that I could go to for these kinds of problems. My dream is to play on the WPT and I want to be better than the Pros.

Answer 1

Ok, it was basically that player one outkicked player 2. The winning hand was as follows:
pair of 5's , Ace, Queen, Ten. (remember , 5 cards must play and that is the best 5 card hand which player 1 can make.)
player 2 had this hand: pair of 5's, Ace, Queen, nine. He was just outkicked by the ten.

Answer 2

All poker hands consist of 5 cards.
So in Texas hold em you choose the best 5 out of the 7 (the 5 in middle and 2 hole cards)
So player 1`s best was : 5-5-A-Q-10
player 2`s best hand was : 5-5-A-Q-9

As you can see player one has a slightly better hand as when both have a pair there is 3 kickers left to decide the hand.
No matter what hand you got there will always be 5 cards used to decide the winner. So if both had flushes it would be the higher flush that wins. Eg

A - K - 8 - 4 - 3 flush
would win a
A - K - 8 - 4 - 2 flush.

Answer 3

You make the highest hand possible by using 5 out of the 7 cards. In your scenario both share the 5s, A, and Q. that is 4 cards so who ever has the next highest card wins. If there were a J on the board then the pot would be split for a tie.

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Answer 4

Assuming Texas Holdem, THe player 1 wins.

He has: 5,5,10,Q,A

Player 2 has: 5,5,9,Q,A

Had the 6 on the board been a J or a K, then it would have been a push.

You can't just look at the ace. Since you both have one, then you go to the next highest card, the Q. Since both of you can use that, then the next highest card.. Player 1's 10 beats player 2's 9.

Answer 5

Player 1, of course, has the BEST 5 cards made up from the two cards and the community cards.

Answer 6

Since the community cards are shared by all players, each player has the same high card(s) there, so the tiebreaker comes down to who has the highest card in their hand (and it always will); ergo, Hand 1 wins.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

you lost me at five pair i quit reading
i should go to bed
if you are playing that well I fold