What wins in poker a straight or two pairs?
The player handling the highest pair wins : an hand like AA55K will win against à KKQQA.The same if player one has 2,2,K,K,7 and player two has 2,2,J,J,K player one would win because his Cowboys(pair of Kings) beats player two's Fishing Hooks(Jacks).In the event of two players having the same two pairs, the winner is decided by the next highest card in either persons hand. Lets say Player one has 2,2,5,5,8 and player two has 2,2,5,5,J. Player two would win because of his Jack.This card is called "the Kicker", it can be a second to fifth kickerAKQ65 will beat a AKQ64