The Same Hand Twice

texas holdem same hand  If the two players have the same pair, the higher kicker wins Thus, the hand J-J-Q-3-2 beats J-J-7-6-4 If the two players If there is no kicker card and the tied players have used both hole cards, or have the exact same hand, then the pot is split between them The dealer button

Traditionally, if your hands are exactly the same then it is a tie Suppose you have two aces, two 8's, and a 5 And so does your opponent  Straight flush, the second strongest hand in poker To get a straight flush you need five cards in a row all from the same suit If the board for example shows

Kickers only come into play when two players have the same hand in terms of pairs and three of a kind If a player has one pair of aces with a 5 If all five cards are the same ranks, the pot is split The suit itself is never used to break a tie in poker Straight: Five cards in sequence In the event of