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On Ace High Flush

Say two players hold pocket clubs. Eventually, the ace of clubs belongs to the community cards. So what does this mean? Flush is an ace high flush, however will be shared by two players whether or not either one of the players has king? What’s your opinion? I hope to hear  ...  Click to read more

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Who Should be the Second Placer?

Hello, Assume that there were three players left at the table. Two players went all in while the other one left called. Eventually, the player who called has taken home the winnings. Now, my question is, who should be the second placer? Any idea? Thanks in advance. Kit Brian Kit, In tournaments, when multiple players are  ...  Click to read more

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Who Will Take Home the Pot?

Me and my friends played poker at my house. Our supposedly happy game ended full of arguments because of a certain situation. Two players were left at the table, player A has K 2 while player B has K 9. The community cards then were A K  ...  Click to read more

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Should it be One Kicker or Two?

Last night, in my game, I had 7h 10d while my opponent had 7c 8d. Flop, turn and river came 7d Ks 2h 7s 6h. And because of that I then had 7h 7d 7s Ks 10d while my opponent had 7c 7d 7s Ks 8d. Who do you think should  ...  Click to read more

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Why the Best Pocket Card Wins an Ace-High Flush

Correct me if I’m wrong but I remember once you’ve said that you don’t understand why the best pocket card wins an ace-high flush. Well, I guess it’s just pure math. I believe the total value of the cards wins. Also, flushes can be any value, and that the highest valued  ...  Click to read more

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On Two Flushes

Hello, Before anything, I would like to commend you for having a helpful, very nice site. You have provided lots of sensible tips and good information about poker, so sincerely I would like to thank you. Well, I’ve been playing holdem for some time now. In one of my games, along with  ...  Click to read more

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Which Full House Wins?

Hello, I believe you once said that “To determine if one full house higher ranked then another, first look at the three cards of the same kind. The one that is larger wins. If they both are the same then you’ll have to compare the two cards”. Can you explain it  ...  Click to read more

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About Natural Hand

Say community cards are 2, 3, 4, 5, 9. Player A has A, 5 while player B has A, 10. Do you think, player A will win with a natural straight as he has two cards in the straight? I have once read an article about natural hands, but honestly,  ...  Click to read more

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Worried About the Second Prize

Hi, I have a question. Say in a certain table, three players were left. Player A with $10 went all in while player B with $15 did also the same thing, he went all in. Player C saw the $10 and so with $5, he raised. In the end, player C  ...  Click to read more

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Somebody Wins or Just a Split Pot?

Base on your own experience, do you only look at 5 cards to ascertain the best hand or else just disregard those 5 cards and look for some other alternatives? Well, I have already experienced by which no one was certain who will take home the pot. The table was down  ...  Click to read more

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