Doesn't a straight beat one pair? And if so, why did I lose the whole game to this silliness??  I spent almost an hour in single player and I was winning until this happened. Is this common for this game?

There are loads of problems with this game.. it has been like this since it,s release.. i still play it though... but i will buy the next WSOP edition & give up on this buggy arcade title.

count yourself lucky; try playing multiplayer and you’ll see all sorts of weird crap and bugs.