[Zetack]

Ok, so I made quad Queens at Absolute yesterday and submitted it for consideration as the high hand.

I only had one queen in my hand so I need my kicker to play. However my kicker was the same rank as the highest card on the board. So does my kicker play making me eligible for the high hand or does the board kicker play?

Obviously Absolute gets to make the call according to the terms of the promotion, but what is best answer?

My argument of course is that since you can make the best five card hand using any combination of your two cards and the five board cards, that I get to elect to use both my hole cards.

I suppose the opposing view would be that because my kicker doesn't necessarily play that I haven't met the both hole cards must play rule.

Whatcha think?

--Zetack