Hello,
Somebody can explain the rule to determine the winner when two players play the board ?
Take the examble that the Board is a Straigth 4 to 8.
First player hole cards are K & J
Second player hole hands are Q Q
1) Is the pot split into the two players ?
2) The First player wins the pot thanks to his K ?
3) The second player wins thanks to his pair of Q ?
Many thanks.
BetAndRun.
Yes, the board is split. Even if one player held AA, and the other player held 72, if the board were 56789 for a straight the pot would be shared amongst the players excluding the rake.
Think of it like this. Every person makes the best 5 card hand. because straights and full houses need all five cards, there's no room for a kicker to improve the hand.
Similarly, kings over aces loses to aces over kings, because AAAKK has a better third card than AAKKK.
Im holdem not like other variences of poker
you dont need to use all your dealt cards -
you may use both , one card , or none of them if the board is better...
In your explanation both players cant make a better hand then
the straght on the board so they dont use there cards and
that meens they both use the flop=same hand=split pot.
