<p>Yes, it is a split pot. Both players have AAKK8. You always make your best 5 card hand from the cards available. From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_hands">Wikipedia</a>:</p>

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  <p>A hand always consists of five cards. <strong>In games where more than five cards are available to each player, the best five-card combination of those cards must be played.</strong> Any cards not included in the hand do not affect its ranking. For example, if player A holds 3♠ Q♦ and player B holds 3♣ A♣, and five cards 4♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♠ 10♥ are available to both players, the players hold equally ranking 3-4-5-6-7 straights despite the fact that the player B's ace ranks higher than the player A's queen.</p>
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2013-06-22T03:10:50.477Z
Wow 20 upvotes. I guess i should start asking and answering poker questions.
user1873
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user1873
<p>The best hand in either case would be two-pair with 8 as a kicker (A-A-K-K-8); it makes no difference if the 8 came from the table or from the hole cards.  Since suit also doesn't matter, the hands would tie.</p>

<p>So yes, it would be a split pot.</p>

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<p>If the table were A, K, K, 7, 3, the A-8 hand would win. The same would be true if the table were say, A, K, 8, 7, 3. Then the A-8 holder would have Aces and eights with a K kicker, while the A-3 holder would have A, A, 3,3, K, a weaker second pair.</p>

<p>But the actual table gives the A-3 holder A, A, K,K, 8, same as the A-8 holder.
That leads to a split pot. </p>

<p>The 8 on the table "counterfets" (nullifies) the effect of the superior 8 kicker held by the fist hand. At the same time, the second pair of kings means that the A-8 does NOT beat A-3 with the better second pair.</p>

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Tom Au
<ul>
<li>The table cards were A,K,K,8,3.</li>
<li>All four suits were on the board.</li>
<li>Player one had A,8.</li>
<li>Player two had A,3.</li>
</ul>

<p>Is this a split pot?</p>

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Who has the winning hand in this Texas-holdem scenario?
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# Who has the winning hand in this Texas-holdem scenario?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-16)

* The table cards were A,K,K,8,3.
* All four suits were on the board.
* Player one had A,8.
* Player two had A,3.

Is this a split pot?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-17. Score: 25

Yes, it is a split pot. Both players have AAKK8. You always make your best 5 card hand from the cards available. From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_hands):

> A hand always consists of five cards. **In games where more than five cards are available to each player, the best five-card combination of those cards must be played.** Any cards not included in the hand do not affect its ranking. For example, if player A holds 3♠ Q♦ and player B holds 3♣ A♣, and five cards 4♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♠ 10♥ are available to both players, the players hold equally ranking 3-4-5-6-7 straights despite the fact that the player B's ace ranks higher than the player A's queen.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Wow 20 upvotes. I guess i should start asking and answering poker questions.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-06-17. Score: 5

The best hand in either case would be two-pair with 8 as a kicker (A-A-K-K-8); it makes no difference if the 8 came from the table or from the hole cards. Since suit also doesn't matter, the hands would tie.

So yes, it would be a split pot.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-06-21. Score: 0

If the table were A, K, K, 7, 3, the A-8 hand would win. The same would be true if the table were say, A, K, 8, 7, 3. Then the A-8 holder would have Aces and eights with a K kicker, while the A-3 holder would have A, A, 3,3, K, a weaker second pair.

But the actual table gives the A-3 holder A, A, K,K, 8, same as the A-8 holder.
That leads to a split pot.

The 8 on the table "counterfets" (nullifies) the effect of the superior 8 kicker held by the fist hand. At the same time, the second pair of kings means that the A-8 does NOT beat A-3 with the better second pair.


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