General concepts to keep in mind:
HAND: Flush POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 2 Kickers RULES: – It’s not possible for two or more players to have the same Flush in Texas Hold’em Poker. – If two players have a Flush, the highest Flush wins (the Flush with the highest Ranked Card taking into account the players Hole Cards and Community Cards). If the dealer deals a Flush via Community Cards and it’s the highest Flush when. Texas Hold'em can be played in three basic variations: Limit Hold'em: In Limit Hold'em, the amount you can bet or raise is fixed, according to the posted stakes. A bet placed before the turn card (4th community card) is dealt is known as a 'small bet' and is fixed at the size of the big blind. Take, for example, the poker percentages of AK, one of the few extremely powerful hands in Texas Hold’em. Technically, it wins less than a middle pocket pair like 7-7. Aside from all-in heads-up tournament situations A-K is a much stronger hand in real-life scenarios because real-life hands aren’t random hands staying in to showdown.
HAND:Royal Flush |
TIE BREAK POSSIBILITIES: Not Possible |
RULES: – A tie break is not possible as two players cannot have a Royal Flush in Texas Hold’em Poker. – If the dealer deals a Royal Flush via the 5 community cards, then the pot is split amongst all players. |
HAND: Straight Flush |
TIE BREAK POSSIBILITIES: Not Possible |
RULES: – A tie break is not possible as two players cannot have a Straight Flush which is ranked the same in Texas Hold’em Poker. – If the dealer deals a Straight Flush via the 5 community cards, then the pot is split amongst all players provided no player holds a Royal Flush (meaning the Straight Flush is the strongest hand on the table). – If two Players have a Straight Flush, then the higher Straight Flush wins (the Straight Flush ending in the highest ranked card). |
HAND: Four of a Kind |
TIE BREAK POSSIBILITIES: 1 Kicker |
RULES: – A tie is not possible as two players cannot have a matching Four of a Kind except in the case where a dealer deals Four of a Kind via community cards. – If this happens, then the Kicker comes into place, whichever player holds the highest ranked card when looking at their hole cards wins. – If the 5th community card the “Kicker on the board”is higher than any of the players hole cards, then the pot is split. |
HAND: Full House |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: Not Possible |
RULES: – If two players have the same Full House, the pot is split always. – The strength of the Full House is determined by the 3 matching cards first, followed by the 2 matching cards (pair). Example of Full House K-K-K-A-A beats K-K-K-9-9 and so fourth. A-A-A-K-K beats K-K-K-A-A. – A Kicker is not used to determine a winner for and identical Full House in Texas Hold’em Poker, therefore the pot is split. |
HAND:Flush |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 2 Kickers |
RULES: – It’s not possible for two or more players to have the same Flush in Texas Hold’em Poker. – If two players have a Flush, the highest Flush wins (the Flush with the highest Ranked Card taking into account the players Hole Cards and Community Cards). If the dealer deals a Flush via Community Cards and it’s the highest Flush when taking into account all Players Hole Cards, the pot is split amongst all players in the hand. – Highest Flush is determined by the players cards combined with the board cards taking into account the highest combination of the two. – For example the board shows a Flush of Ah-Jh-8h-7h-6h. Player A has a Kh and 2h. Player B has a 10h and 9h. Player A wins because we supplement their Kh to complete the hand making his flush the highest. |
HAND: Straight |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 2 Kickers |
RULES: – In the event that two players or more have the same Straight via community cards the pot is split. – If two or more players make a Straight using their hole cards and community cards, then the highest Straight wins. The Straight ending in the highest ranked card. – In any case where a Straight ends in the highest ranked cards among all players regardless of suit, the pot is split. |
HAND: Three of a Kind |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 2 Kickers |
RULES: – If two or more players have the same Three of a Kind (suit does not matter in this hand) Then the fourth highest card (one of the players Hole Cards or a community card, whichever is higher ranked) is used to determine the winner. – If there is a tie between the fourth strongest card (highest ranked card) then the fifth card is used. – If there is a time between the fifth card, the pot is split (this would be extremely rare). |
HAND: Two Pair |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 1 Kicker |
RULES: – If two or more players have the same Two Pair (suit does not matter in this hand) Then the fifth highest card (one of the Players Hole Cards or a Community Card) is used to determine the winner. – If player have the same kickers, or if the community card is the highest card, then the pot is split. |
HAND: High Card |
POSSIBLE TIE BREAKERS: 2 Kickers |
RULES: – In the event that all players have the same identical 5 cards in Texas Hold’em Poker the pot is split. This would be extremely rare. – In any other case the players hole cards are used to determine the winner. The highest hole card wins. |