Texas Holdem Question (Total Vanity - War Diversion Post)

My Own Fertile Imagination ^ | 7/13/06 | Me

[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.

[frogjerk]

A straight flush on the widow or are you holding a straight flush?

[Fighting Irish]

window

[frogjerk]

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[trebb]

Put them back up your sleeve for future hands...

[Mathews]

Go with highest hole card.

[devane617]

I though you had to pick from the window. all cards do not count.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

The winner is........

[frogjerk]

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.

[Fighting Irish]

Go with highest hole card.

So you play 6 cards?

[taxcontrol]

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

[BenLurkin]

You can bet. If the other players fold it is your pot. If theyu call you split the pot.

[frogjerk]

Only the highest 5 cards play.

[AngryJawa]

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^)

[VRWCtaz]

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.

[Mathews]

Nah. Posts 11 and 12 make much more sense than mine. Playing 6 cards? What was I thinking?

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Split pot for all that stay!

[Fighting Irish]

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.

[JLS]

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.

[Fighting Irish]

Split pot for all that stay!



Is that the final word?