Beginners question on poker.
April 5th, 2019 at 7:29:30 AM
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Home game of hold em.
I have K,6. Community cards are K ,8,,8, 2, J. Player has K,10.
So I have two pair, Kings and 8s, as does the other player. Do we go to the fifth card? If so, the J on the board outrank either card we hold. Player B insists he wins since his 10 beats my 6. I think the community J makes it a tie. Do we divide the pot? I play next to no poker, and the others at the table have less experience. As the pot was almost four dollars, I chose not to argue but who was right?
I have K,6. Community cards are K ,8,,8, 2, J. Player has K,10.
So I have two pair, Kings and 8s, as does the other player. Do we go to the fifth card? If so, the J on the board outrank either card we hold. Player B insists he wins since his 10 beats my 6. I think the community J makes it a tie. Do we divide the pot? I play next to no poker, and the others at the table have less experience. As the pot was almost four dollars, I chose not to argue but who was right?
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
April 5th, 2019 at 7:36:11 AM
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Yes, you do go to the fifth card. It's a chopped pot, because both players have KK88J.
Sometimes I get asked if a sixth is used to break the tie, to which the answer is no.
Sometimes I get asked if a sixth is used to break the tie, to which the answer is no.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
April 5th, 2019 at 8:16:34 AM
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Thank you. The rules I looked up were a bit ambiguous.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
April 7th, 2019 at 12:41:05 PM
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Not really anything to do with this particular hand, but I have seen many times where people will fold when the nutz is on board. Assuming the max rake has been achieved, always go all in in that situation since sometimes someone will fold.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
April 7th, 2019 at 6:05:16 PM
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I saw a hand where the board was an ace high straight with no flush possible. So the best hand possible was the board.
Player A bets. Player B thinks for a while and raises, but seems uncertain. Player A takes a minute to process all this, then decides to go all in. Player B thinks some more and folds.
Similarly, if you are already all in and the board is a straight or whatever, don't say anything. You might often want to table your hand very quickly and let your opponent have a chance to fold.
I once had AK on a runnout of 23456. Flipped my hand over immediately. The Villain saw that my ace gave me a 5 high straight, but not that the 6 gave us both a higher straight and folded.
Say the board is 56789. If you table QQ right away, someone might fold AK.
Player A bets. Player B thinks for a while and raises, but seems uncertain. Player A takes a minute to process all this, then decides to go all in. Player B thinks some more and folds.
Similarly, if you are already all in and the board is a straight or whatever, don't say anything. You might often want to table your hand very quickly and let your opponent have a chance to fold.
I once had AK on a runnout of 23456. Flipped my hand over immediately. The Villain saw that my ace gave me a 5 high straight, but not that the 6 gave us both a higher straight and folded.
Say the board is 56789. If you table QQ right away, someone might fold AK.
April 7th, 2019 at 6:48:19 PM
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Quote: billryan...who was right?
Texas = you, Greek = Player B
Player B may have thought you were playing Greek (Tight) hold 'em.
Usually when people say they are playing hold 'em they mean Texas hold 'em, so you were most likely right.
