How do you know if you can win in texas hold'em?
I'm trying to learn how to play and I understand what community cards are, what they do, who goes first/last, etc, but how do the cards in your hand effect the game? I can't find the answer anywhere and it's getting confusing.
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You make your best hand out of your 2 cards and the up to 5 cards on the table.
So if you have 2 aces and there's 1 ace and 2 king on the flop, the best hand is a full house. 3 ace and 2 king.
If the next card is a ace, it's now 4 aces.
Thank you, now it makes a lot more sense.
And you only play with 5 cards; Sometimes you'll have three pairs or a spare ace in your hand that you might think gives you an edge, but if it's not part of the 5 cards that make your best hand, it's as if it doesn't exist.
AKK flop best hand would be KKKKA. Holding AA on an AKK flop gives you second nuts.