Hold’em A-Z: K is for Kicker
Wednesday March 8, 2006
A kicker is a card in an unpaired card in your hand that will determine the winner in the event of a tie.
There are many times when the winning pot is determined by a kicker. Often players don't think about it until they lose one of these hands. You must consider your kicker when choosing your starting hands
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Say the flop after the rivercard is 5-7-k-A-9
Player one: K-8
Player two: K-3
Can the A in the flop serve as the highest kicker and the pot is splitted or does player one win because the 8 is a higher card than the 3?
please reply
In the example you gave, the highest hand is: K-K-A-9-8.
So player one is the winner.