Dear
Mark,
In Texas Hold'em, if two players have the exact same
hand, is the pot divided evenly? What happens if there
are left over chips? Dale D.
Because
all five cards on the board (the flop, the turn and
the river) in Texas Hold'em are communal, it is not
uncommon for two or more players to end up with identical
winning hands. When that happens, players with equal
hands split the pot evenly amongst themselves. Bear
in mind, Dale, that only the best five cards of a
player's hand in Texas Hold'em are used in a showdown.
If
those best five cards produce a tie, the two additional
unused cards on the board, or in a player's hand,
do not break a tie, nor does any specific suit.
After
divvying up the pot, if an extra chip remains,
it is customary to award it to the first winning
player clockwise from the dealer.
Good
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