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The term is also used in Draw Poker to denote an unmatched card (often an ace) retained by a player during the draw in the hope that either it will be paired on the draw, or else play as a kicker (in the first sense) on the Showdown . A kicker may also be retained in order to deceive an opponent, for example, to represent a three-of-a-kind when the player has only a pair. Kickers take on special importance in Texas Hold 'em , because a common winning hand is one card in a player's hand matched with a card on the board, while the player's second card acts as a kicker. For example, if one player holds A-Q, a second player holds '''A-10''', and the board is A-J-8-5-3, the player with the '''Q''' kicker wins because '''A-A-Q-J-8''' defeats '''A-A-J-10-8'''. If the board, however, were '''A-K-5-9-5''', the players would tie, because both would play the hand '''A-A-5-5-K'''; in this case it is said that the players' kickers "don't play", or that the "kicker on the board plays". In this case, there would be a split pot. |
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