Poker Rules Full House Tie

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All the suits in poker are of equal value. It makes no difference whether someone has the ace of clubs or the ace of diamonds. If remaining players have exactly the same hand at showdown, only in different suits, the pot is split.

Hand Ranking

Downs

The value of poker hands is determined by how rare or common it is to be dealt them, with the most common hands valued lower than the rarer hands. The complete list of poker hands is as follows, in increasing order of scarcity:

RULES: – If two players have the same Full House, the pot is split always. – The strength of the Full House is determined by the 3 matching cards first, followed by the 2 matching cards (pair). Example of Full House K-K-K-A-A beats K-K-K-9-9 and so fourth. No Poker laws are universally followed - there are many local customs and preferences - but the Poker laws on this site embrace the latest customs of the most expert games and are recommended for adoption. It is a tradition of Poker that any club or group of players may make special rules, called 'house rules,' to suit their personal preferences.

The above rules are provided by 'Robert's Rules of Poker' which is authored by Robert Ciaffone, better known in the poker world as Bob Ciaffone, a leading authority on cardroom rules. He has done extensive work on rules for the Las Vegas Hilton, The Mirage, and Hollywood Park Casino, and assisted many other cardrooms. Poker Rules - Know the detailed Tie Breaker Rules of Poker Cash Game at Adda52.com. Tie in poker means when two or more hand ranks are equal among different players.

  1. High card
  2. One pair
  3. Two pair
  4. Three of a kind (sometimes called “trips” or “a set”)
  5. Straight
  6. Flush
  7. Full house
  8. Four of a kind (sometimes called “quads”)
  9. Straight flush

High Card

If you have no pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, etc., then the highest card in your hand is considered to be decisive. The hand above, in which the best card is a king and there is no other combination of poker hand, is known as “king high”.

Ace high beats king high. King high beats queen high, and so on.

FullTie

If the high cards in two players’ hands is the same, the second-highest card becomes decisive. If these cards are also the same, the third-highest card plays and so on. These cards are known as the kicker.

Poker Rules Full House Tie Downs

High card ace, king kicker:

Downs

Player 1 has A♠K♣
Player 2 has A♦Q♦
The board is 9♠6♥4♥3♠2♣

Poker Rules Full House Tie Rods

Both players have an ace, but Player 1 wins, because he has a king as his second highest card (kicker). His opponent only has a queen.