Who wins in Texas hold 'em when the board has the best hand?

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Scenarios that spring to mind are

The board has a Hearts royal flush: Nobody else has anything except one player has a 9 of hearts. Do they win because they have a straight flush?
The board has a pair: Nobody else has anything, do we just see who has the highest card?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '22 at 20:50

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Poker hands have EXACTLY FIVE CARDS, no more, no less. If there's a royal on board, the best 5-card hand anyone can make is the royal, so the pot is split. (Same with any A-high straight on board, or quads with an A).

If the board is one pair, it depends: if it's A-A-K-Q-J, and no player has a second pair or any card higher than a 10, the the pot is split. If it's A-A-9-7-5, and One player has K-3, he defeats a player with Q-10, because A-A-K-9-7 is higher than A-A-Q-10-9. But he would not defeat a player with K-2, because neither the 3 nor deuce play in the first five cards.

answered Apr 11 '22 at 20:50

Lee Daniel Crocker

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The 'quads with an A' is not correct I think. The 5th card matters, so the board can have a lower 5th card than one of the players is holding. – MeanGreen May 18 '22 at 11:12
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"Quads with an A", as in 4-4-4-4-A. Five cards. – Lee Daniel Crocker May 19 '22 at 15:48

Who wins in Texas hold 'em when the board has the best hand?

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