Which hand wins?
Pick the five cards on the board and each player's cards, in Hold'em or in Omaha with four, five or six cards. The tool names the winner or a split pot, shows the five cards each player plays, and says why in plain words.
Board
Player 1
Player 2
Tap a place above to choose its card.
SuitRankPlayer 1 wins the pot with a pair of kings.
Both have a pair of kings, so the side cards decide: the ace beats the queen.
Player 1: a pair of kings (wins)
Uses A♥ K♦ from the hand and three cards from the board.
Player 2: a pair of kings
Uses K♣ Q♣ from the hand and three cards from the board.
How the tool reads a hand
In Hold'em each player plays the best five of seven cards: the two in the hand and the five on the board. A player can use both cards, one of them or none, when the board itself is the best hand. In Omaha, PLO5 and PLO6 each player must use exactly two cards from the hand and exactly three from the board, so four cards of a suit on the board and one in the hand is no flush. The tool shows which of the hand's cards play.
The hands rank from the top: straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, a pair and high card. Between two hands of the same kind the higher cards decide, from the first one that differs, and suits never decide, so the same five ranks split the pot. The hand rankings page has every hand with its cards and how often it comes.
Before the river, the poker odds calculator gives each hand's share of the pot over every board still to come. The tool runs in your browser and nothing is stored. To practise reading the board yourself, the showdown trainer deals river hands and scores your answers.
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Questions
How do I check which poker hand wins?
Put the five board cards and each player's cards into the tool. It finds every player's best five cards, ranks them from royal flush down to high card, and names the winner or a split pot with the reason.
Does the tool work for Omaha?
Yes, for Omaha with four, five or six cards. It uses the Omaha rule, exactly two cards from the hand and exactly three from the board, and shows which two of the hand's cards play.
Why is the pot split when one player has a better card?
Only five cards count. When both players make the same five-card hand by rank, a sixth card does not help and suits never decide, so they share the pot. In Hold'em that happens most often when the board is the best hand for both.
Can I compare more than two hands?
Yes, up to four. The tool names the winner, or every player who shares the pot, and shows each player's best five cards.