In this regular feature, columnist Max Drayman answers player's questions about Internet gambling.

Got a question? Ask Max

19 March 2004
In Texas Hold'em, when two people both make a flush, and the highest card of the flush is on the board, is the pot split or is the tie broken by the second highest card in each flush?

Mike

The Short Answer: 5 Card Rule.

The Details: Remember the 5 Card Rule: every player's final hand is made of five cards and only five cards ... and they all count. So in this case the 5 Card Rule says that you start comparing the hands card by card in order to determine the winner. Of course this means that the second card can determine the winner, or the third and so on. Only in the case where both players have exactly the same Flush will there be a tie. As I'm sure you can imagine that's not a very common occurrence.

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