Player 1 has a 3 of spades and 4 of clubs
Players 2 has queen of hearts and 6 of clubs

Now

The flop is a 3,4,5 all different suits
the turn is a 6 of diamonds
the river is a 5 of clubs

There are no flushes!
Who wins??

At our game tonight they split, because of some dumb rule.

I say Player 2 wins..
I was told I was wrong

Go Ags

Mediocre coaching breeds mediocrity!
I hate the 4-2-5!
Gig 'Em

I would think that player 2 wins.

P2 > Two pairs of 6s and 5s
P1 > Two pairs of 5s and 4s

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8. Two Pairs

A pair is two cards of equal rank. In a hand with two pairs, the two pairs are of different ranks (otherwise you would have four of a kind), and there is an odd card to make the hand up to five cards. When comparing hands with two pairs, the hand with the highest pair wins, irrespective of the rank of the other cards - so J-J-2-2-4 beats 10-10-9-9-8 because the jacks beat the tens. If the higher pairs are equal, the lower pairs are compared, so that for example 8-8-6-6-3 beats 8-8-5-5-K. Finally, if both pairs are the same, the odd cards are compared, so Q-Q-5-5-8 beats Q-Q-5-5-4.

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http://www.pagat.com/vying/pokerrank.html

Maybe there was a house rule that was in play...who knows.

[This message has been edited by roundaboutway (edited 5/1/2008 11:36p).]

No dilemma here...player 2 wins. Player 1's two pair were counterfeited when the board paired the 5's.

player 2 without a question

I love playing poker with stupid people!!!

counterfeited??

why the hell were they playing with hands like that anyways?

3 pair beats 2 pair.

Sounds like high stakes poker there.

I fail to see the issue here:
You take your best possible hand of 5

P1 - Two pair (4's and 3's) with a 6 kicker
P2 - Two pair (6's and 5's) with a Q kicker

6 > 4. Kickers are irrelevant. Player 2 wins.

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Highwayman is another that can't figure out a poker hand. Genius. I want to be invited to the next home game.

What was the dumb rule? I don't understand how anyone could argue Player 2 isn't the winner.

what colors were the cards? blacks beat reds.

nm

[This message has been edited by TTUClint (edited 5/5/2008 1:18a).]

Were yall playing Yahtzee rules? If you already used your "Short Straight" spot, then his "Short Straight" might win.

[This message has been edited by Dan 07 (edited 5/5/2008 3:12p).]

Cooter, pls explain

Player 2 wins, without a question. But if you are too dumb to know whether you win or not, its your own fault.

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Cooter, pls explain

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Player 1 has 5's and 4's, not 4's and 3's. I'd guess that's why he said that.

I guess the OP isn't going to come back and explain the "dumb rule" that someone made up.

we need to know why they split the pot-

this is worse than the drew barrymore poker movie

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I fail to see the issue here:
You take your best possible hand of 5

P1 - Two pair (4's and 3's) with a 6 kicker
P2 - Two pair (6's and 5's) with a Q kicker

6 > 4. Kickers are irrelevant. Player 2 wins.

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I assume you were at this game too.

What an excellent thread. Wow.

I want to be invited to your poker game!

Player two wins, There are no stupid rules with any hands. Both players had two pair. it goes to the player with the highest single pair. 6's in the case.

But if you have an extra seat i want to play with you guyes...

Greatness

[This message has been edited by BigTimeAlum (edited 5/19/2008 8:47a).]