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5 Card Poker Hand

In most variations of poker, the game is played with the aim of trying to make the best 5 Card Poker hand. Depending on the game you may have to use a certain number of board and hole cards to make this five card poker hand.

Holdem - 5 Card Poker Hand

For instance in Holdem, you are initially dealt two hole cards (that only you see and face down) and there are eventually five board or community cards that are dealt. In Holdem you have a little lea way as you can use any combination of your hole cards and the five community cards to make the best possible hand. Of course you don't have to use your hole cards or in reverse you can only use your hole cards. You do not have to make a 5 card poker hand to win the pot. For instance if you hold 2 aces, you have one pair with the next highest card being you kicker. Of course should you make a five card hand then you would have a straight, flush, full house, straight flush or royal flush.

Omaha - 5 Card Poker Hand

Omaha or Omaha Holdem (often referred to as a "flop game") is slightly different in that you need to use two hole cards and any 3 community cards to make your best hand. It is very often said that Omaha is a game of the nuts as it very often takes the nuts to win a showdown. In Omaha you will see a lot more straights, flushes and better as you are dealt 4 hole cards and 5 community cards and with more cards available (2 more than Holdem), bigger and better hands are more frequent.