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Ok heres the deal, the other night I was playing a tournyment style Texas Holdem game with some friends, well the board read as follows Ah Jh Qh 3h 7h
in my hand I had the 4 of hearts and the other person had the 5of hearts and we both had a Ace kicker... now I would call the hand out that it is a split pot correct? this hand ruined the poker game and ruined the rest of the night due to the other player being a drunk Ahole over the situation because he said that he won cause he had the 5 of hearts and I only had a 4.....
 
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The 5H hand is the winner, Ah Jh Qh 7h 5h beats Ah Jh Qh 7h 4h each players other hole card does not matter since they are not a heart.
 
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But why wouldnt it come down to the kicker with the best hand being the ace of hearts?
 
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No. It's the higher flush (counting all cards) that wins.
 
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Phats983 said:
But why wouldnt it come down to the kicker with the best hand being the ace of hearts?
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Because the 5h hand is a bigger flush than the 4h hand. Both hands are tied for the 1st 4 cards and the 5th heart in each hand breaks the tie. If the board had any heart other than the 2h or 3h only then would it have been a chop.
 
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Ok well I just figured the best flush is ace high flush. and both had ace kickers so thought split pot.
 
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Kickers don't count with a straight, flush or full house. You already have a 5 card hand.
 
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Phats983 said:
this hand ruined the poker game and ruined the rest of the night due to the other player being a drunk Ahole over the situation because he said that he won cause he had the 5 of hearts and I only had a 4.....
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Here's a card you can send your "drunk Ahole":

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Phats983 said:
Ok heres the deal, the other night I was playing a tournyment style Texas Holdem game with some friends, well the board read as follows Ah Jh Qh 3h 7h
in my hand I had the 4 of hearts and the other person had the 5of hearts and we both had a Ace kicker... now I would call the hand out that it is a split pot correct? this hand ruined the poker game and ruined the rest of the night due to the other player being a drunk Ahole over the situation because he said that he won cause he had the 5 of hearts and I only had a 4.....
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The hand would look like this. If you were to look at the best 5 cards it will mean his 5h is higher than your 4h using the beast five highest cards.

 
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Phats983 said:
But why wouldnt it come down to the kicker with the best hand being the ace of hearts?
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You must use 5 cards when making a hand, last time I checked a flush required 5 cards of the same suit.

A) there is no kicker
B) 5 > 4
 
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