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Table: 7, 7, 6, 6, 4
Me: 5, 4
Opponent: 9, 8
Who wins?

marked as duplicate by Grinch91, Jon, Radu Murzea Feb 1 '16 at 13:14


  • But this is not duplicate. This is not a split pot. This has a kicker. The duplicate does not have a kicker. This site needs a good answer on order of hands rather than a narrow catch all. – paparazzo Feb 1 '16 at 20:22
  • @Frisbee The suggested question to review, and many subsequent answers definitely cover the concept required to answer this question. The concept is the stated here as the "Top Five Card" rule. It applies to this case too. To Tatiana, check it out. You'll find what you're looking for there. – Toby Booth Feb 1 '16 at 22:43
  • @TobyBooth Cool but the link does not address two pair. Based on "concept" I don't get how a full house question poker.stackexchange.com/questions/6673/… would not be a dup. It is just a polite feedback - not meant to criticize. – paparazzo Feb 1 '16 at 23:02
  • @Frisbee Personally, & particularly at this stage of the sites development, it's a flexible policy. I'll try to explain my reasoning. If a question is from a newer user, is well formatted, is a little different from other similar Q's in terms of content, I often decide to leave it open. I'd like these new users to gain some reputation points, get their answer, & continue to use the site more in the future. Closing all duplicate Q's doesn't seem productive in that sense. In the future, better more comprehensive answers will inevitably rise beyond these types of Q's. It's an evolving process. – Toby Booth Feb 1 '16 at 23:12
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    @TobyBooth If "Top five cards" as a rule covers EVERY possibility" then it cover full house. No need to get confrontational. You got my input. – paparazzo Feb 1 '16 at 23:19

Best 5 cards every time

Your 4 does not play because it is lower than the 2 pair on the table

You: 7, 7, 6, 6, 5

Opponent : 7, 7, 6, 6, 9

You lose because your opponent has a higher kicker

If the board was J, 7, 7, 6, 6 you both would have played the board and it would be a tie = split the pot

WIKI list of poker hands


Either the pair in hand (if that is bigger than at least one of the community pairs) or if it is smaller than both of them, the 5th card will come into play.

So, your opponent by 5th card "9" wins in the scenario given.
