Question about flushes?

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We had an argument at a home game the other night, wonder if someone could answer it for me.  I was dealt Ad Ah the other player had Kd 3d, the flop Qd 5d 8s, the turn 10d, river 6d. Four card flush right.  I had the Ad, went all in. Other player called. The pot went to him because he held two diamonds in his hand as opposed to my one? Everyone said this was a rule, sound a little fishy to me!  Apparently party poker plays this rule too.  Any comments?

Sychopants · Answer

We had an argument at a home game the other night, wonder if someone could answer it for me.  I was dealt Ad Ah the other player had Kd 3d, the flop Qd 5d 8s, the turn 10d, river 6d. Four card flush right.  I had the Ad, went all in. Other player called. The pot went to him because he held two diamonds in his hand as opposed to my one? Everyone said this was a rule, sound a little fishy to me!  Apparently party poker plays this rule too.  Any comments?

TheGoldenGoose · Answer

What game were you playing?  If the game was Texas Hold Em, you got screwed.  In Omaha, you would need two suited cards in your hand to complete a flush.

Sychopants · Answer

It was no-limit hold em

joseuribe · Answer

You won the hand...were you playing with rookies?

Weathered · Answer

you got screwed man...&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;In Hold&#x27;em you can make your best 5 card hand using ANY combination of the 7 cards available to you...you can use 2 of your cards and 3 community cards...1 and 4....or you can use all 5 community cards...&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;you won that hand...and no Party Poker never played with those rules

Sychopants · Answer

The people I was playing with are mostly home and online players.  Two of them swear this same thing has happened to them on online games, and the computer awarded the player with the suited hole cards. I am a rookie, and am trying to figure this one out.  It does not make any sense to me, and I can not find a rule like that anywhere in hold em.  I think I will stop playing with them!

Weathered · Answer

well dude i played on Party Poker for over 5 years and played thousands upon thousands of hands in that time and not once did someone with the lesser hand win...i would lay out the rules of poker for them and if they dont want to follow them i would find a new game.....good luck

Godfather16 · Answer

there is a home game hold-em version out there, where you have to use both of your hole cards, but they should have said that before the game started so everyone knows, as it is likely they were pulling the wool over your eyes, no online games are like this, nor card rooms. I do feel that when hold -em popped up 60 years ago they should have made you use both hole cards, like you do in omaha, now jokers stay in with a one flush draw, or hav 8 3 off and stay in to catch a straight,  I think the strategy would be better if you had to use both hole cards, but that will probably never change now.

Sychopants · Answer

I&#x27;ve played with these guys more than a couple of times.  I agree that the strategy would change if you had to use both of your hole cards, but we&#x27;ve never played that way before.  It was just a dispute about me having one diamond and him having two.  It was a really weird argument, and I could not convince them otherwise.

Godfather16 · Answer

shit man if you always play regular hold&#x27;em then you won the hand, you tell them you use the 4 diamonds on the board, and your Ace, and you have an ace high flush, and the other asshole has a king high flush, real  simple. maybe you were drinking and there was only 3 diamonds on the board??

Sychopants · Answer

Had a few, but there was four diamonds on the board.

psadoug · Answer

so what happened when you hit a straight with only one card in your hand. that would apply too then but doubt they did it for straights.

NJDevils · Answer

JESUS CHRIST DUDE!!!!!!!! you let them push the other guy the pot? &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;what a load of idiots. i woulda broken shit . call up each and every one of them and just curse at them tomorrow and tell them to buy a book about poker and read it before they ever play ever again

joseuribe · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by NJDevils] &#xD;&#xA;JESUS CHRIST DUDE!!!!!!!! you let them push the other guy the pot? &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;what a load of idiots. i woulda broken shit . call up each and every one of them and just curse at them tomorrow and tell them to buy a book about poker and read it before they ever play ever again&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;No shit ! What a bunch of A-holes.

PocketJacks · Answer

Wanna play in our home games?  I have no problem telling you the rules after I see your hand.

mogo · Answer

this post made me laugh. thanks!

mmac66 · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by mogo] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;this post made me laugh. thanks!&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Best post on this forum in quite awhile!

Sharkysden · Answer

you got scammed!!!!  You rivered the nut flush and they gave your money away.

Weathered · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by PocketJacks] &#xD;&#xA;Wanna play in our home games?  I have no problem telling you the rules after I see your hand. &#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]

usctrojans1 · Answer

THIS CANT BE A SERIOUS POST??  NO WAY IN HELL!!

just87 · Answer

Man if this is for real.. your a huge jobber.. FISH!!

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