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Is there such a thing
as a split pot in Texas Holdem? For example, if the up-cards are 2-3-8
jack and king, you have a king and an ace, with opponent having the king
and queen, do you win the pot with a pair of kings with an ace high?
A split pot is a pot in which two or more players have hands of
equal value, and, therefore, split the money in the pot. Texas Holdem
uses exposed communal cards in the center of the table which combined
with the two hidden cards in each player’s hand are used to form the
best poker hand.
As you have phrased the question, you would have won the pot
outright with your pair of kings, ace high. But, card suits also come
into play, and you failed to mention the suits of any of the cards in
your inquiry. Had the communal cards all been of the same suit, while
your king/ace and your opponent’s king/queen had been of a different
suit, then the pot would be split since you both would share a flush,
any five cards of the same suit, with the 2-3-8 jack and king.
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