Doesn’t a hand of Q8 or better outkick me?

[Philip]

From “http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/two_pair”

“You (I) have: Q 7

With a board of: Q 10 7 10

That second ten was a bad one. Now if any other player has QJ or better, they are outkicking you. If any player had KK or AA, they are now in the lead too. Even if they have Q6, you are still just going to split the pot. Your seven was rendered essentially useless. Even if one of the last two sevens in the deck shows up on the river, you are making a weak full house. You'd be beat by any player holding any ten.”

Doesn’t a hand of Q8 or better outkick me?

[crack]

Yes.

[HalfSugar]

I guess it is badly written because it could be read as if QJ is the lowest Queen that beats Q7 but it's actually Q8 as you say.

[holdem-chick]

I think the easiest way to figure it out is to realize that if the best 5 card poker hand is showing on the board, then the players split the pot completely. If one of your cards contribute to the board then it is the player with the best card, in which in this case is the kicker.

[Adamm]

Whoops. What idiot wrote that? !

Fixed.