Help this is frustrating me - split hands or not

[saucedonkey]

HI I am sorry if this topic has been covered but I need a final answer once and for all
Last night we we playing a game of hold em.
3 players in
10, 9, 8, 7 and a 3 on the table
3 players in

player 1:9,6
Player 2: k,6
player 3: Q,6

Is this a split pot?
Or and this where I need clarity
Does player 1 win because he has the 9&6 in his hand? or is it just a split pot across the board.

I just need to know how you decide a split pot? If a player can use both his hole cards and only 3 of the community cards to make the best poker hand while the other 2 players can only use 1 card from their hole cards and then 4 community cards to make the best poker hand does that player not win?

Please help.

[Sean_in_NJ]

Split pot. Best 5 cards, regardless of in the hole or on the board.

[saucedonkey]

Thanks but can you explain? I get the point of the split pot but to me it seems rather odd if a player can make the straight with his other hole card while the other 2 were chasing the straight should the win not go to him casue he used less community cards?

Sorry but it is frustrating me

[Sean_in_NJ]

Split pot. Best 5 cards, regardless of in the hole or on the board.

Stop trying to steal money from your friends.

[Muck]

should the win not go to him casue he used less community cards?

"It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile."

Although in this case it was a draw but the point remains that sometimes you just have to draw a line and say all the extra stuff doesn’t matter.

[supafrey]

yeah nobody really cares how you can justify it. best 5 cards, always.

[Ensano]

simply... you can ONLY use 5 cards.... that's is.... so if buddy wants to use his 9 then all he has is a pair of 9s 10 high...

[Iron Butt]

simply... you can ONLY use 5 cards.... that's is.... so if buddy wants to use his 9 then all he has is a pair of 9s 10 high...

Sorry, no. He'd still have a straight, plus that's not how it works. "Cards speak", so even if 96 guy turns over his hand and mistakenly says, "I have a pair of nines", he still has a straight. It's the dealer's responsibility to read hands and make sure there's no error, though anyone can point out an error.

[Sean_in_NJ]

simply... you can ONLY use 5 cards.... that's is.... so if buddy wants to use his 9 then all he has is a pair of 9s 10 high...

Stop trying to steal money from your friends.

[HalfSugar]

It's all here - http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/ ... new-thread

[Smudge]

Dont think of it in terms of hole and community, just think of it as each player having seven cards of which the best five make his/her hand.