9 Responses

1. Sebring6

   February 26th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

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   No you cannot have both at the same time. its always the highest run you have.

2. Anonymous

   February 26th, 2010 at 6:17 pm

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   You can have two pair and a flush if you use all 7 cards but with hold em, you only use the best 5 cards and the other card cannot be used to break a tie. The pot is just split.

3. JudasHer

   February 26th, 2010 at 6:23 pm

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   Technically speaking, yes, but of course only the flush actually counts. So if your opponent has a higher flush, you lose.
   This kind of hand is really frustrating, especially when you have 3 pairs and you lose to a better two pair. I still think 3 pairs deserves some kind of compensation.

4. ZCT

   February 26th, 2010 at 11:17 pm

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   In poker the hands are ranked (see link). Since a flush is always better than two pair, it is completely irrelevant if someone has two pair and a flush. Just like if someone has a hand that makes both a straight and a flush (unless it’s a straight flush).
   You always go with the higher ranking hand. So if two people have a flush, the player with the highest flush card wins.
   So in this example player one has AKspades.
   Player two has 87spades.
   The board is:
   8h 7d 3s 5s Ts
   So player one has an ace high flush:
   A K T 5 3 all spades.
   Player two has a ten high flush:
   T 8 7 5 3 all spades.
   The fact that he could also make two pair, is never a factor, once he makes his flush. But since his opponent has a flush that is ace high (the best possible flush), he wins the hand.

5. hambrand

   February 27th, 2010 at 3:59 am

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   It is possible to start off with two pair on the flop that turns into a flush by the end.
   It is also not possible for two people to split a pot with a flush unless you are both playing the board.
   Let’s say the board has a A, 7, 8, 9, Q of hearts. If you have a 6 of hearts and your opponent has no hearts, it would be a split pot. If you had a 10 of hearts and your opponent did not have the Jack or King of hearts you would win. If someone had a King of hearts they would have the ‘highest hand on the board’. It is, a lot of times important to figure out the highest hand on the board.
   I have played with people who did not know this and have folded hands that were the highest on the board. You have no way of losing if you have the highest hand on the board.

6. ZoneRide

   February 27th, 2010 at 6:50 am

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   You cannot have two pair and a flush in the same hand. A flush requires 5 cards i.e. A,K,Q,J,10.
   Two pair requires 4 cards, i.e. 2,2,8,8.
   Highest flush winds, Royal Flush above takes all.
   I hope this helps.

7. Sally S

   February 27th, 2010 at 10:37 am

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   No, the goal of Hold Em is to make the best Five Card hand. The player with the higher flush will win, the two pair does not count as it would have to be made with all 7 cards on the board and in you hole cards, not five.

8. havenjoh

   February 27th, 2010 at 4:27 pm

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   not at the same time but you may have a straight flush

9. Leprechaun of Jupiter

   February 27th, 2010 at 4:54 pm

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   technically yes but it would count as flush cause thats better
   two pairs would not matter higher flush wins