Great Falls Poker Tournaments  Texas Holdem Kickers

Texas holdem kickers are a determining factor as to who wins if two or more players have the same hand during the showdown. They are the left over cards after the hand is declared. Since not all hands have leftovers, kickers only apply to four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind, two pair, one pair, and high card situations.

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You use the best five card combination in playing Texas holdem. When you declare a hand, certain amounts of card have been used up so there can only be a certain number of kickers. If your hand is comprised of a pair kings, a pair of tens and an ace, the ace is considered as your kicker and this is the highest kicker possible.

The four of a kind hand, you will have a combination of four cards of the same value and one card of different value. The card that is different is your kicker. Therefore, four of a kind has one kicker. For example, your hand is J diamonds, J hearts, J clubs, J spade and T hearts. Ten hearts is the kicker.

With three of a kind, you will have two kickers. It is a combination of three cards of the same rank and two cards of different values. For example, your hand is 8 hearts, 8 clubs, 8 spades, king diamonds and five hearts. The king diamonds and the five hearts are your kickers.

It will all depend on the hand whether or not a kicker will come into play. Kickers are the cards that are not part of the ranking hand you are playing but make up your five card hand. In a high card there four kickers, in a pair there are three kickers, in two pair there is one kicker, in the a three of a kind there are two kickers and the flush, straight and full house have no kicker. I hope this article can be useful for you in your next game.

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