Ace high flush on flop split pot??
I was playing some free poker at Absolute today and something confused me, as an online newbie I was confused to begin with, so this didn't help...haha. Two players (I was out of the hand) had a flush with the Ace on the board and they split the pot. I always thought that it would go to the second card. I asked somebody in chat and they said that was the rule all the time. Is this true? I always played that it goes to the second card, that makes sense, but have I been playing wrong all this time, or did I just see it wrong? I'm sure there weren't 5 diamonds on the board, I think there were 4, each of the players having the fifth, and they split the pot. I just found it hard to believe that if the Ace is on the board a flush is split every time. Am I crazy, or just a confused amateur?
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Examples:
A♥ Q♥ 10♥ 5♥ 3♥ ("ace-high flush") defeats K♠ Q♠ J♠ 9♠ 6♠ ("king-high flush")
A♦ K♦ 7♦ 6♦ 2♦ ("flush, ace-king high") defeats A♥ Q♥ 10♥ 5♥ 3♥ ("flush, ace-queen high")
Q♥ 10♥ 9♥ 5♥ 2♥ ("heart flush") ties Q♠ 10♠ 9♠ 5♠ 2♠ ("spade flush")
Hope that helps
That's what I didn't understand. That couldn't be a split pot, as each players diamond should have come into play. I asked about it in the chat and was told with an Ace high flush they split the pot. Another player thought it was strange also. Oh well, who knows. I'll keep an eye on it in the future.
Are you sure they both had a flush? They could both be playing the board in other situations too.
I'd like to see the HH too.
If both their hands played, it should not be a chop.
If you have the HH, I'd email their support with it and question them
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Stage #557835012: Holdem No Limit $10 - 2007-01-27 20:54:29 (ET)
Table: GREATLAND DR. (Play Money) Seat #9 is the dealer
Seat 9 - ZILDGEN ($5925 in chips)
Seat 1 - GOBEARS_XLI ($275 in chips)
Seat 3 - ICETRE ($1850 in chips)
Seat 5 - SUPERNED ($4725 in chips)
Seat 6 - GIBSANDY ($1600 in chips)
Seat 7 - KENNYMO6984 ($1670 in chips)
Seat 8 - IM2DVS ($2180 in chips)
GOBEARS_XLI - Posts small blind $5
ICETRE - Posts big blind $10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SUPERNED [2s 4c]
SUPERNED - Folds
GIBSANDY - Raises $20 to $20
KENNYMO6984 - Calls $20
IM2DVS - Calls $20
ZILDGEN - Calls $20
GOBEARS_XLI - Calls $15
ICETRE - Calls $10
*** FLOP *** [As 10s 7c]
GOBEARS_XLI - Checks
ICETRE - Bets $220
GIBSANDY - Raises $440 to $440
KENNYMO6984 - Calls $440
IM2DVS - Calls $440
ZILDGEN - Folds
GOBEARS_XLI - Folds
ICETRE - Calls $220
*** TURN *** [As 10s 7c] [10h]
ICETRE - Checks
GIBSANDY - Checks
KENNYMO6984 - Checks
IM2DVS - Checks
*** RIVER *** [As 10s 7c 10h] [4s]
ICETRE - Bets $610
GIBSANDY - All-In(Raise) $1140 to $1140
KENNYMO6984 - All-In(Raise) $1210 to $1210
IM2DVS - Folds
ICETRE - Calls $600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KENNYMO6984 - Shows [Js 7s] (Flush, ace high)
ICETRE - Mucks
GIBSANDY - Shows [5s Qs] (Flush, ace high)
KENNYMO6984 Collects $140 from side pot-1
GIBSANDY Collects $5300 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($5440:$5300,$140)
Board [As 10s 7c 10h 4s]
Seat 1: GOBEARS_XLI (small blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 3: ICETRE (big blind) HI: [Mucked] [Ac 6c]
Seat 5: SUPERNED Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: GIBSANDY won Total ($5300) All-In HI:($5300) with Flush, ace high [5s Qs - B:As,P:Qs,B:10s,P:5s,B:4s]
Seat 7: KENNYMO6984 won Total ($140) All-In HI:($140) with Flush, ace high [Js 7s - B:As,P:Js,B:10s,P:7s,B:4s]
Seat 8: IM2DVS Folded on the RIVER
Seat 9: ZILDGEN (dealer) Folded on the FLOP
I agree...loose table....but you can expect anything with the funny money
A♥ Q♥ 10♥ 5♥ 3♥ ("ace-high flush") defeats K♠ Q♠ J♠ 9♠ 6♠ ("king-high flush")
A♦ K♦ 7♦ 6♦ 2♦ ("flush, ace-king high") defeats A♥ Q♥ 10♥ 5♥ 3♥ ("flush, ace-queen high")
Q♥ 10♥ 9♥ 5♥ 2♥ ("heart flush") ties Q♠ 10♠ 9♠ 5♠ 2♠ ("spade flush")
that is true. but i ran across some people who've played hold'em, that as long as there is an ace on the community cards it will be a split pot regardless of the 2nd card even if you holds a K and the other person holds a Q. this is something new i ran across. anyone else heard of it also?