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Hello,
I noticed that as the blinds increase, the lower denomination chips are no longer wanted. Therefore most of the time, we turn our $1 chips in for $5 chips. But most of the time we end up having $1 chips. Say one guy has two $1 chip, another guy has 2 chips, and the last has 1 chip. For me each guy should be given a card from the deck for each chip at hand then the guy holding the best hand will take the privilege of having the $5 chip. Am I right?
Another thing, what’s the best hand? Well, I know small straights and flushes are of no value and of help. But how about pairs? Say player A has a pair of 6′s while player B has an Ace-Jack, who has a much better hand?
And about coloring up, can a player actually get more than one chip? Say player A has four $1 chip, players B and C have 3 chips, and finally player D has 4 chips. Player D was dealt A-A-J-10 while players B and C was dealt K-9-6 and J-7-3 respectively. Do you think the player with the pair of aces will have both $5 chips or just $1 chip as the other to player B? What do you think?
Thanks!
Regards,
Ben
Ben,
When coloring up players, each player is dealt a card for each chip they have. The winner is determined by high card, not high hand. In your example, the player with the A-J would be the winner since he has the highest card. In the event that you are racing off for two chips, then the highest two cards win a chip. If two players have cards of equal rank, then the player with the higher suit wins. Suits are ranked alphabetically in order from lowest to highest, clubs, diamond, hearts, and spades.
A player may not get more than one chip.
Tags: aces, blinds, card, chips, deck, flushes, hand, pairs, small straights, suits
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