I dont understand why if there is a tie sometimes it uses the next highest card on teh board for the "kicker" and disregards your "hole kicker"....

But if theres a hand like 3 of a kind, even when theres a higher card on the board, it uses the hole kickers.

I just lost to 3 of a kind 8's with my kicker being 2 and opp kicker being 9, with a KING on teh board.

Othertimes I'll have the better kicker and it will split the pot because theres a higher card on the board??

I dont know its really confusing to me, and i thought I understood it, but that last hand made me think I dont.

I feel so newbie!