Confusing hands (how to judge who wins)

[thebroker]

Hi, please help to tell me who will win in the following cases. There are no “flushâ€

[Ensano]

best 5 cards win... always... and ONLY 5 cards...

[quote="thebroker"]Hi, please help to tell me who will win in the following cases. There are no “flushâ€

[supafrey]

Robert's Rules are generally accepted as a good starting point, but there's no one definitive "Texas hold em" rulebook. These forums have stickies and a beginner FAQ devoted to "which hand wins" and stuff.

[HalfSugar]

The beginner's FAQ is quite useful - in fact it taught young supafrey here everything he knows!

[Muck]

The beginner's FAQ is quite useful - in fact it taught young supafrey here everything he knows!

Yea at some point he's gona get around to reading the whole thing too.

[thebroker]

Thanks for the reply everyone... Question now is in what "document" or offical poker documentation we can find proof of all of this...

[supafrey]

Thanks for the reply everyone... Question now is in what "document" or offical poker documentation we can find proof of all of this...

I just told you there is none.

The game has about a thousand different variants concerning small technical rules (if there's a betting line, what constitutes a binding action, how easily cards get reinserting into the deck during messups, etc) making a real "rule book" across games impossible. If you're in a casino, ask one of the floor managers about some of their unique home rules and they'll explain the most common ones to you.

If you're in a homegame, just ask.

If you're looking for "proof" to show one of your dumb friends the rules you're not going to find it.