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What is a kicker?

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113 views asked Oct 6, 2015 in Definitions by kamraladympr ( 31,912 points)

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kicker, also called a side card, is a card in a poker hand that does not itself take part in determining the rank of the hand, but that may be used to break ties between hands of the same rank. For example, the hand Q-Q-10-5-2 is ranked as a pair of queens. The 10, 5, and 2 are kickers.

answered Oct 6, 2015 by Poqery ( 88,068 points)
selected Oct 7, 2015 by kamraladympr