Who wins? Pair of 10's, Community Ace Kicker

[Horns]

Last night i was playing a game of Texas Hold 'em for fun, not cash, and myself and another player were the last 2 left. An argument erupted when after making our (rather large) bets, we both showed a similar hand, and there was confusion.

(Suits are irrelevant here i'm pretty sure.)

Player 1 holds a 10 and a 6.

Player 2 holds a 10 and a 5.

The community cards are a 10, an Ace, an 8, a 7, and a 3.

There are 2 possible outcomes here as far as i know, and here is where i need clarification. I found a quote from a rules site which states:

A player can use any combination so even if one card from his pocket cards and four of the community cards creates the best hand, it is fine.

In my understanding, this means that both players have a hand of 10, 10, Ace, 8, 7, meaning they are equal. My opponent argued that because the card they had was 6, higher than my 5, that they won the pot.

Is it a split pot, or does player 1 win?

Thankyou in advance.

[Ensano]

best 5 cards win... there's no way around it..

[Horns]

So it seems my opponent was confused and thought that both cards that the player holds must be counted in the 'best hand'. Thankyou.

Does anyone else have anything to add?

[MrDarling]

no, best 5 hands win. There is really nothing more to it.
Sometimes you use one of your cards, sometimes 2 sometimes the board win.