If two or more players have the same hand rank, the winner is decided by the kicker, which is a card in Poker hand ranking. On an A J 8 4 2 board, for example, a player with A K beats a player with AQ. All you have to remember is that the greatest five-card hand always leads to a winning Poker hand. If two kickers have the same high card Poker , the winner is determined by the second high card as per the kicker rules Poker.