Confusing hand!

Hello people! Ive been playing poker for a little longer than a month now and this is my first post so please forgive me if it is stupid!

I just lost a hand and this is the first hand which i have lost that has actually confused me and made me go back and double check but I'm still not entirely convinced!

I had QdJd and the board came up with Qc7h4hJhAc so i was aiming to win with my two pair but i was beat by Ac4c which i found very confusing.

I understand that his ace beat both my queen and jack but both of my cards beat his four? Surely this would lead to a split pot since there wasnt an outright winner, if that makes sense?

Again i apologise in advance if this is a stupid post but it has really been bugging me and hopefully the answer will help me improve my game! Thanks!

Simply consider this - When two players both have two pairs then the player who has the highest ranking card wins. In this case Ace was the highest card and both of you had two pair so opponent wins. :slug:

If the opponent had a King instead of an ace he would still win because his high card "King" is still bigger than your highest card "queen".

Thats what i was thinking but there is no harm in double checking! Thankyou so much!

Remember poker is all about making the best possible 5 card hand:

Your hand: QQJJA

Opponent: AA44Q

You both have two pair, but your opponent has the highest pair: Aces, which basically trumps your Queens and Jacks. It doesn't matter that the 4's are lower than your two pair-one of his pairs beats you out.

A little more clarification for 2-pair hands: the lower pair is only used to determine the winner if you and the villain share the same higher pair.

For example, if you have A6 and the villain has A5, and the board shows A65xx, then your A's and 6's beat his A's and 5's. Otherwise, when two 2-pair hands with differing higher pairs show down against each other, only the higher pair is considered in determining the winner.

Propane Goat said:

A little more clarification for 2-pair hands: the lower pair is only used to determine the winner if you and the villain share the same higher pair.

For example, if you have A6 and the villain has A5, and the board shows A65xx, then your A's and 6's beat his A's and 5's. Otherwise, when two 2-pair hands with differing higher pairs show down against each other, only the higher pair is considered in determining the winner.

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Thank you! This is what I was trying to say, but couldn't get it out so succinctly!

Quite unlucky there. By the way you stated I presumed both of you went all in. At least you understand now why you lost.