Questions tagged [poker-texas-holdem]
A popular poker game in which each player has 2 cards of their own that they must combine with 5 communal cards to make the best hand possible. While most poker questions are on-topic here, there's a dedicated Poker Stack Exchange as well.
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How do you determine the winner of a Texas Hold'em poker hand?
In Texas Hold'em poker, there are some cases where a particular card, often called kicker, acts as a tiebreaker between players to determine who wins the pot, or if the pot has to be shared.
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When both players have the same 2 pair, can a 3rd pair be used as a valid kicker? [duplicate]
player A : 4,4
player B : A,10
board : K,K,Q,Q,2
Which player wins? I guess Player B but player A claims he has a pair of 4 which is a bigger kicker. who is correct?
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Who has the winning hand in this Texas-holdem scenario? [duplicate]
The table cards were A,K,K,8,3.
All four suits were on the board.
Player one had A,8.
Player two had A,3.
Is this a split pot?
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In Poker, what happens with the next players if paying the big blind puts a player all-in?
In Texas hold'em poker, if a player doesn't have enough chips to pay the big blind, what happens if the next players want to call? Must they pay the entire big blind or not?
For example, a tournament ...
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texas holdem regarding a pair K8 vs K9 and A comes on the river [duplicate]
I have K8 the other player has K9 K on the board and A comes on the river, who wins the hand
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Texas Hold'Em Heads-Up Blind Structure
Why does the Dealer post the small blind and the other player post the big blind?
Normally the person to the left of the dealer will post the small blind then the second player to the left of the ...
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Texas hold'em flush Tie or Not? [duplicate]
I was playing Texas Holdem last night with some friends at my house and this was the hand we were dealt:
My cards 7♠ 6♦
His cards 10♠ 7♥
Cards on table 6♠ 8♠ Q♠ J♠ 2♠
Odd hand. Everyone else ...
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