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Message: [QUOTE="bgarric, post: 1600555, member: 73308"] It makes sense the way it is done because it is the best 5 card hand. In your full house example, the absolute best 5 card hand that can be made is AAAKK (assuming one player does not have an A or KK). Therefore the absolute best hand is on the board. However, with the flush, the best hand may not be on the board. While the hand is still defined as the "Ace high flush", it is really the "Ace high flush with the K + 8 + 5 + X kicker. So if one player has a spade while the other only has the board, he will automatically win as his spade must be higher than the 2 giving him the best 5 card hand. In your situation, the best hand is defined by the straight on the board: 34567 Your ace 'kicker' would be a 6th card and is irrelevant. Unless you held an 8, you both split because the best hand is the board. [/QUOTE]