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Question:
If there is a flush on the board, can an off-suit card in the pocket serve as a kicker?
/Oscar Vazquez, Fresno, CA
Answer:
Hi Oscar
No. According to the poker rules, players can only use five cards to build their poker hand. Since a flush is made up of five cards, there's no room for any off-suit cards to influence it.
On the contrary, if there's a flush on the board, a card of the same suit in a players hand can give him or her a higher flush.
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Comments on this Article
Buck (Feb 14, 2010)
Hi,
just had flush vs flush hand I don't understand.
I had 10s, Ad
Opponent had 9s,8s
Board(for sure there was Js 3 other spades lower than 10,9,8 - lets say it was): Ac Js 2s 6s 7s
So my hand was: spades flush of J 10 6 7 2
Oppoonents was: spades flush of J 9 8 6 7
I stared at it until window closed, to make sure I didnt overlook something and I'm pretty sure I did not...
Lobster (Nov 30, 2009)
Hi clampitt
It's a split. Since the 2s doesn't improve the players hand, it doesn't count.
Carry on!
clampitt (Nov 27, 2009)
who wins if say there is a spade flush on the board player 1 is playing the board player 2 is also playing the flush on the board but also has the 2 of spades in his hand, does the 2 play or is it a split?
Lobster (Jan 23, 2009)
PS Strictly speaking I think it's wrong to talk about kickers in this case. It's simply two different flushes. A kicker is a side-card, it's not included in the "valuable configuration" as such (pair, two pair, trips, etc.)
Lobster (Jan 23, 2009)
Aaron, yes the fifth card would act as a kicker here. The 1st player has Ac-Kc-Qc-Jc-4c and the 2nd player Ac-Kc-Qc-Jc-2c, which is a lower flush.
Aaron (Jan 22, 2009)
What is the winning hand in this following Texas Hold-em scenario? The 1st player is dealt - King of spades - 4 of clubs, 2nd player is dealt Ace of spades - 2 of clubs. The flop is Ace of clubs, King of clubs, Queen of clubs, Turn is Jack of clubs and river is 3 of diamonds.Would the 1st player use the 5th card as a kicker? Or would it be a split pot as both players would have an Ace high flush with a king kicker. Thanks, Aaron.
Lobster (Jan 16, 2009)
Okay, Bob: 1st player has Js-9s-7s-6s-2s. The 2nd player has Js-7s-6s-4s-2s. Player 1 wins because his flush is higher.
Robert (Jan 14, 2009)
Hello~~ Please tell me the winning hand in the following Texas Hold'em Poker. 1st player dealt~9 spade,4 diamond. 2nd player dealt~ace club,4 spade. The flop~Jack spade,6 spade, 7 spade, the turn~8 heart, the river~ 2 spade. Thanks for the help. BOB
Fred (Jan 14, 2009)
Exactly, that's how it's done. The player with the queen would have KQT86 against the other's KT865.
If someone had a queen of hearts in the hand, this would not be any good, it would be a split pot.
alex baughan (Jan 11, 2009)
if theres a flush on the table and no one has a higher card that whats on the table do u use the next highest card someone has or split the pot? for example king, 10,8,6,5 of clubs on the table would someone with a queen of clubs in the hand win over someone without?
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