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Texas Holdem Question (Total Vanity - War Diversion Post)
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| 7/13/06
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Posted on 07/13/2006 8:15:37 AM PDT by Fighting Irish
I had something come up last night while teaching my wife how to play Texas Hold em'.
When the face up cards (Flop, Turn & River) come up with something like... well, last night for instance, a straight flush ..... how do you play your hold cards?
...and yes, I looked like a moron last night ...
Fighting Irish out - try the veal.
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To: Fighting Irish
A straight flush on the widow or are you holding a straight flush?
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:16:35 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
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To: frogjerk
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:17:48 AM PDT
by
Fighting Irish
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:18:00 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: Fighting Irish
Put them back up your sleeve for future hands...
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:18:15 AM PDT
by
trebb
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To: Fighting Irish
Go with highest hole card.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:18:35 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Ambition, absent a moral compass, is naked destruction.)
To: frogjerk
I though you had to pick from the window. all cards do not count.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
devane617
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To: Fighting Irish
The winner is........
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:19:25 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Fighting Irish
If you suspect your opponent may have a higher straight flush then check it down. If you are certain your opponent doesn't have you beat, bet.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:19:41 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
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To: Mathews
Go with highest hole card. So you play 6 cards?
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:20:13 AM PDT
by
Fighting Irish
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To: Fighting Irish
Same rules still apply - best 5 cards.
In the case of a flush on the board, it is possible that one or more players will be also suited and then the order of the flush held by the individuals would carry the table.
For example
my hold - A-clubs, Jack of Diamonds
Table - A-Diamonds, 10 Diamonds, 8 Diamonds, 5 diamonds, 7 Diamonds
your hold - King Diamonds, King Hearts
You would win because your flush would run as A K 10 8 7
My flush is only A J 10 8 7
To: Fighting Irish
You can bet. If the other players fold it is your pot. If theyu call you split the pot.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:20:37 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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To: Fighting Irish
Only the highest 5 cards play.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:21:04 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: Fighting Irish
When I flop a straight flush, I normally jump out of my chair, do a happy dance on top of the table, and give a really big tip to the nearest drink wench.
My opponents say that's a tell, but that's 'cuz I'm all up in their head. Strategery, baby. 8^)
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:22:28 AM PDT
by
AngryJawa
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To: Fighting Irish
You use the hand made up of the five highest cards of the seven from the two in your hand, the flop, the turn, and the river. If your two original cards aren't needed for the best hand then they aren't used. In the situation you describe, the hand would be a tie with both players holding a straight flush.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:22:37 AM PDT
by
VRWCtaz
(Conservatism is about promoting opportunity and Liberalism is about controlling outcome.)
To: Fighting Irish
Nah. Posts 11 and 12 make much more sense than mine. Playing 6 cards? What was I thinking?
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:22:42 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Ambition, absent a moral compass, is naked destruction.)
To: Fighting Irish
Split pot for all that stay!
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:23:53 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
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To: frogjerk
Ok....let me elaborate. The window had 6-10 of spades. My hole cards and hers didn't help. I think I had a 10 of hearts and a 2 of diamonds....she held a King of clubs and a 3 of diamonds.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:24:03 AM PDT
by
Fighting Irish
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To: Fighting Irish
Well if it is less than an ace high straight flush the hand is still in competition and you bet as usual. That is if you have J, 10, 9, 8, 7 of clubs on the board, anyone in the hand still might have the Q of clubs in the hole.
So you can bet. Probably both sides go all in and split the pot. But if that Q of clubs in my example or the next highest card in that suit is in anyone's hand, they will probably knockout anyone else in that hand.
Seriously, wouldn't you go all in in such a case? I know I would be very hessitant to let someone get a pot that probably is a split pot. Of course if it is an ace high straight flush on the board, everyone left in the hand will go all in and split the pot.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:25:19 AM PDT
by
JLS
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Split pot for all that stay!
Is that the final word?
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:25:23 AM PDT
by
Fighting Irish
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