Because of the community cards, Hold 'Em has more ties than most other forms of poker. An example would be if the board contains four Aces and a King. It's not possible for anyone to hold a card in their hand that is better than that hand. Even if a player has a King in his hand, every player can play the King on the board and tie. In some home games, it's common to break ties by giving the pot to the player with the high card for the sixth card, using the Bridge rank of suits (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs) to break ties in ranks. That's not the generally accepted way to do it in poker. In a cardroom ties aren't broken-the pot is just divided among the active hands.

There are other ways for a tie to result in Hold 'Em other than all players simply playing the five cards on the board as their best hand. Players frequently have the same two pair, or the same straight, or similar ties. And example of this would be if the board contained an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Deuce. Here any player who has a 10 in their hand has an Ace-high straight, and if more than one player holds a 10, then the pot is split among them.

Poker hands are five-card combinations. No tie-breakers are used. The pots are just split when players tie.