Who wins when two or more poker hands have the same rank?
Who wins when two or more players have the same poker hand? In most cases, a winner can be determined. If the hands are identical and no winner can be determined, the pot gets split evenly among those who are tied. In cases when players have the identical hand, and the hand uses less than 5 cards (four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind, two pair, one pair, and high card), the winner is the player with the highest kicker, or the highest unpaired side card. For example: Player 1 and Player 2 each have a pair of Tens. Player 1’s hand is Ten, Ten, Ace, Three, Nine, and Player 2’s hand is Ten, Ten, Jack, Five, Seven. Although both players have a pair of Tens, player 1 would win because an Ace kicker beats a Jack kicker. In cases where more than one player has a straight, flush, or straight flush, the winner is determined by which player has the highest-ranking card(s) within the hand. If the highest-ranking card is the same for both players, then the next highest card is used. If both hands are id
