I have two questions. Hope you could find some time to answer them.

Let’s say for example, you have a 5 8 and the flop comes down A 5 6, eventually, the turn comes K and the river is a six. As a reaction, you call and your opponent calls pair of Aces. Then you call a pair of fives as well as sixes.

What do you think, is your opponent required to call the pair right to later on win?

Another thing, about a particular rule in a holdem tourney, call your own hand. Somewhere at the beginning, I went all in and after the river, me and my opponent showed cards. I got 2 pair, 7′s and 8′s and my opponent got 2 pair, 8′s and 4′s.

My opponent thought he won thinking that it was 7′s before 8′s. Well, on the flip side, I won. But though I won that instance, it was not a great experience because of the chaos and argument.

By the way, who wins that hand? And in your opinion, does the way you reveal your 2 pair vital? I guess it really matters.

Thanks,
Garret

Garret,

In most casinos, cards speak. What that means is that it is the responsibility of the dealer to determine the best hand and award the pot accordingly. It does not matter if the player miscalls their hand.

In some home games, you may run across a rule that requires you to call your hand upon showing it. When I teach people poker, I typically enforce this rule so that it gives them practice calling their hand and teaches them what they have.

As far as your tournament question, it does not matter how a hand is shown. When you have two pair, if the top pair is the same, the rank of the bottom pair determines the winner, not the order in which the cards are shown.