Posted Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:04 am GMT by payupsucka
So when you are playing Texas Holdem and there is a straight on the table, who wins. The person holding the best hand when you ignore the straight? The person with the only card matching a card in the straight? Others? Or do you split the pot?
Ex. Three guys were in. Straight on the table was 5 6 7 8 9. On guy held pair of twos. Other had a 7, J. A third had Ace and 3. What do you do. If there is any documentation out there, Please give it to me.
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Posted Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:07 am GMT by ORGrinder
in holdem... each player must make their best 5 card hand. this means that if that best 5 card hand is on the board... that's what they use.
in the case you describe above... all 3 would have the 9 high straight. all 3 would then split the pot. their hole cards don't help them at that point.
if someone had a 10... it would be different... because they then would have the higher straight. but that wasn't the case.
Posted Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:08 am GMT by MuddyGrimes
First of all...was there any chance of anyone having a flush? You didn't mention so I will assume there wasn't...
In poker the best hand that can be played is the winner and unless someone hit a flush the pot is split three ways because the best five card hand for everyone was a straight..
Posted Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:20 pm GMT by payupsucka
Thanks, these were my thoughts as well. No one had a flush. Just a straight and the hands described above.
Posted Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:51 am GMT by Dave B
I had a monster pot at a live casino game against a very aggressive player. We capped preflop, post flop and the turn. We ended up splitting the pot on the river after the board made a 5-9 str8.
I had AA he had KK-the river cost me over $100. Even though I didnt lose, I am still angry about that one.
Posted Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:40 pm GMT by Ninja
Just be glad it wasn't a king. 
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