Clarification of Hold'em rules for split pairs

[Thirdman]

Hi,

I'm a bit confused on the rules of hold'em when there is a showdown with two players who both have the same split pair. Here is an example

player 1
A6

Player 2
A9

Board:

A X X X X

I've played a game where the outcome was a split pot rather than the A9 winning even though both players only had a split pair of aces. Can someone explain this please.

[xMars]

if 3 of the remaining cards are higher then both players 2nd hole card , then both have an identical hand

say the board is A K J T 2

so both have a pair of aces. now each player uses the remaining cards to make the best 5 card hand. the best hand is in this case AA KJT
so the 9 vs 6 doesnt matter

[Se7enTwo]

But...... with your example cards say the board was....

A K K 5 3

Then A9 would win (AAKK9)
vs A6 (AAKK6)

Best 5 cards.

[Willy]

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Hi,

I'm a bit confused on the rules of hold'em when there is a showdown with two players who both have the same split pair. Here is an example

player 1
A6

Player 2
A9

Board:

A X X X X

I've played a game where the outcome was a split pot rather than the A9 winning even though both players only had a split pair of aces. Can someone explain this please.

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If 3 of you Xs are higher than a 9 and the other X is neither a 9 nor a 6, each player has AA and the 3 Xs which were higher than a 9.

[Thirdman]

Thanks Guys I get the picture now, I've been playing mostly draw poker so it's taking time to get used to the rules of Hold'em.

[Fermion5]

The term 'split pairs' isn't a term used in holdem. Draw poker yes.

[UnknownName3]

Isn't split pairs a term used in stud?

(8A)A = split aces
where (8A) are hidden cards

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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Isn't split pairs a term used in stud?

(8A)A = split aces
where (8A) are hidden cards

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You are correct

[Yossarian147]

King Yao uses it in his book "Weighing the Odds in Hold Em Poker". I always thought it was a bit odd.