Kicker

A leftover card that breaks a tie between two hands of the same type.

Example

K♣ K♦ A♥ 7♠ 4♦ beats K♥ K♠ Q♦ J♣ 9♠: same pair, and the Ace kicker beats the Queen.

Also written: kickers.

Related

• split pot When the best hands tie exactly, the pot is shared equally between them.
• high card A hand with no pair, no straight and no flush. Its highest card names it.
• pair Two cards of the same rank.

Practise it in 5 minutes Kickers & ties, a short free lesson.

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