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Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:43 am GMT by whogivesa_89
Ok so I was playin poker over at my buddys house, And the hand was heads up with me and this other Gal. There was a pair on the board. There was also a jack, which the other person and I both had. So we both ended up with Jacks and 7's. She had a 4 in her hand and I had a 2 in mine, After a huge arguement, it was determined that she won the hand because her "in the hole" or "down" Kicker was higher. However, there was also an ace on the board. Now i always thought it was the BEST 5 cards between both your down cards and the up cards. If this were true shouldnt it have been a split pot, because both of our BEST hands would have been j's, and 7's with an ace. So were they right or should it have been a split pot?
Sorry bout the long explaination but I was baffled by this. I was sure it was a split pot but i was overruled, by people who have no REAL hold 'em experiance. And i watch it all the time on tv and play all the time, please help. And if you need me to clear any fuzzy parts up please let me know.
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Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:50 am GMT by Ensano
so if I'm reading this right this is how it looked?...
you J4... her J7
board J 7 7 A 5
... if this is the case then you split the pot... best 5 cards play like you said... there's no way around that...
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:02 am GMT by MrDarling
yep split pot.
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:34 am GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Ensano wrote: | so if I'm reading this right this is how it looked?...
you J2... her J4
board J 7 7 A x
... if this is the case then you split the pot... best 5 cards play like you said... there's no way around that... |
fyp
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:23 am GMT by whogivesa_89
Grr, that was a huge chunk of my change, I still made it to 2nd place and knocked her out but its in my nature (as it is in most male's natures) to always be right. And this time I was. I tryed searching google but couldnt find a rule for this specific incident. Does anybody know where i can print out something to prove this so that this type of thing wont happen again?
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:26 am GMT by whogivesa_89
yes sean read it right- my hand=J,2 Her hand=J,4
Board=J,7,7,A,*
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:02 am GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| whogivesa_89 wrote: | | Does anybody know where i can print out something to prove this so that this type of thing wont happen again? |
This post.
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:06 pm GMT by whogivesa_89
I was kinda hopin for somthing a little more....."offical" lookin....
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:36 pm GMT by TheSalche
best 5 card hand wins in any poker game, period, end of story
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:40 pm GMT by misterjokerboy
Do a search for "Robert's rules"
This should help you out
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:14 pm GMT by whogivesa_89
I dont mean to sound stupid incase im just missing somthing but what does "roberts rules" have to do with poker or even close to it? Seems to me to be more of a thing for businesses?
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:23 pm GMT by Geno
| Ensano wrote: |
you J4... her J7
board J 7 7 A 5
... if this is the case then you split the pot... best 5 cards play like you said... there's no way around that... |
We need to play sometime. For millions of dollars!
| whogivesa_89 wrote: |
I was kinda hopin for somthing a little more....."offical" lookin.... |
I just got bitch slapped 
We have a normal and a print friendly version of Robert's Rules on this very site..........
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:26 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
Robert's Rules doesn't say anything about "what beats what."
whogivesa_89: I can't help you if you're looking for something "official." Perhaps try going to one of the well known Vegas casino web sites and seeing if they have game rules available online?
Honestly, I would send an e-mail to the person with whom you had the dispute and tell them to look it up. The internet is a wonderful thing. Anyone should be able to find what they're looking for in just a few minutes.
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:26 pm GMT by aaronw
http://www.pokercoach.us/RobsPkrRules4.htm
Posted Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:37 pm GMT by Ensano
| Geno wrote: | | Ensano wrote: |
you J4... her J7
board J 7 7 A 5
... if this is the case then you split the pot... best 5 cards play like you said... there's no way around that... |
We need to play sometime. For millions of dollars! |
cut me some slack guys... I posted that at 1 am after a really long weekend...
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