in a hand where there is two pair in the communal cards and one player holds ace, king and the other holds ace, queen who wins
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For example
ace,ace,king,king,2 wins against ace,ace,queen,queen, jack
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M$Variations on this can occure, depending on house rules.
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That is incorrect. Read the wikipedia page:
A poker hand such as J♥ J♣ 4♣ 4♠ 9♥, which contains two cards of the same rank, plus two cards of another rank (that match each other but not the first pair), plus one unmatched card, is called two pair. To rank two hands both containing two pair, the higher ranking pair of each is first compared, and the higher pair wins (so 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣ 4♠ defeats 8♥ 8♣ 4♠ 4♣ 10♠). If both hands have the same top pair, then the second pair of each is compared, such that 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣ 4♠ defeats 10♠ 10♣ 4♠ 4♥ 8♥. Finally, if both hands have the same two pairs, the kicker determines the winner, so 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣ A♦ beats 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣ 4♠.
Two pair are described by the higher pair first, followed by the lower pair if necessary; K♣ K♦ 9♠ 9♥ 5♥ is described as "Kings over nines," "Kings and nines," or simply "Kings up" if the nines are not important.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_hand
Thank you
I agree with what you have written; however, my facts are also true. Depends on the game... Texas and Omaha Hold'em are 2 more popular games with communal cards.
A little more information, from the poster, on the game itself. What the communal cards are would help provide an effective answer.
In Texas the best 5 cards are used whether they are communal or in your hand. In Omaha, 2 cards from your hand and 3 communal are used to make the best hand.
In the listed situation, if the communal 2 pairs are 9,9, 5, 5: the pot would be split... both players would have 2 pairs A high. The K from one hand and Q from the other do not affect the final outcome. If the communal pairs include a K or Q, the higher full house would take the win.
"At the end of a Hold'em round, each player plays the best poker hand they can make from the seven cards comprising his two hole cards and the five community cards. A player may use both of his own two hole cards, only one, or none at all, to form his final five-card hand. If the five community cards form the player's best hand, then the player is said to be playing the board and can only hope to split the pot, since each other player can also use the same five cards to construct the same hand."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_%27em
