This is also an Ace High Straight Flush.īut that isn't quite as sexy as a Royal. So a hand that has two pair, 2's and 3's will be better than a pair of aces.Ī Royal Flush is made up of all the 'broadways cards' and they mustĪll be of the same suit. That is to say, even the lowest qualifying hand of a rank is better than the highest hand of a lower rank. Hands are ranked first by category, and then by the card rank. In games that used more than five card, a player will pick the five cards that make the best five card hand. If two players have two hands that are the same, except for the suits, the hand is considered a tie, and the pot is split. The suits of a card are used to determine of a hand qualifies for a flush or not. Cards are individually ranked A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A (low, for straights or low games).
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