Texas Holdem – Practice Hands

Which is the best hand if the flop came 3  4  2 ?

A. K  K 
B. A  5 
C. 4  4 

Hand B is the best hand, a straight ace to five. A  2  3  4  5 

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if you have K  Q  the flop comes A  J  10  giving you the nuts. Which of these turn cards could possibly beat your nut straight?

A. 4 
B. J 
C. A 
D. All of the above

D is correct, any of the cards could beat your nut straight. The 4c could give someone a flush that would beat your straight. The J  or A  could give someone a full house, which would also beat your straight.

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If your hole two cards were K  Q , which of these flops would you like the best?

A. A  J  10 
B. 9  10  J 
C. 10  J  A 

You can flopped the nuts with all three flops but in only one of the hands you can’t get outdrawn. Choose flop C a Royal Flush the best possible hand an ace high straight flush.

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if the flop came A  Q  4  Which of the following hands would you prefer to play?

A. A  K , which is two aces with a King kicker.
B. K  Q , which is two Queens with a King kicker.
C. A  4 , which is two pair, aces and fours.

C will give you two pair so it is the best hand on the flop. A  A  Q  4  4 

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The community cards are A  3  Q  K  4 . Which one of the following examples is the best hand? After finding the answer practice calling out each five card hand.

A. A  A 
B. J  10 
C. 9  2 
D. 2  5 

First look to see if the board is paired, which is needed to have a full house. Next, look for a possible flush or a straight. When you look at this board see that their are two possible straights, an ace high if someone has a 10 and a J in their hand, or a five high straight if they have a 2 and a 5 in their hand. There are also three spades on the board, which puts out a possible flush. Since there is no possible full house, but there is a possible flush, look for the flush first, simply because any size flush will beat a straight. Player C has the best hand with a flush … Q  9  4  3  2 , which beats three aces, the ace high straight, and the five high straight.

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Which of these hands would you choose to play if the flop came K  5  3 ?

A. A  K 
B. A  J 
C. 3  3 

Choose B, Ad-Jd, because you would have the nut flush … A  J  K  5  3  Who would have the best hand if a K  came on the turn?

K  5  3  K 

Player C would have the best hand, a full house … three three’s full of two Kings.

K  K  3  3  3 

Which would beat player B’s flush and player A’s three Kings.

Who would have the best hand if a 5  came on the river?

K  5  3  K  5 

Player A would have the best hand, with three Kings full of two fives. K  K  K  5  5 

Which would beat player C’s three three’s full of two Kings or Player B’s Ace high flush.

Player A would be declared the winner of the pot.

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