Royal Flush Poker Hand
A hand of A K Q J 10, all of the same suit, is called a royal flush. For example, A* K* Q* J* 10* is a
royal flush. The odds of being dealt a royal flush in a five-card poker game are 1 in 649,740.
The royal flush is the most powerful hand in poker, and a player may never see it in a lifetime of play. In the extremely unlikely event that two players hold royal flushes, the hand is a tie and the pot is split.
Royal Flush
A K Q J 10
A A A A A
A K Q J 10
STRAIGHT FLUSH
Five other cards of the same suit in numerical sequence, such as Q* J* 10 ♦ 9* 8*, is called a straight flush. That particular example is called a queen-high straight flush, since the queen is the highest ranking card. The straight flush is the second most powerful hand in poker.
Straight Flush
Q J 10 9 8
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Q J 10 9 8
When two straight flushes are in competition for the pot, the straight flush with the highest ranking card wins. Thus, for example, a queen-high straight flush beats out a 10-high straight flush. If two players hold equivalently ranked straight flushes, such as 9* 8+ 7* 6* 5+ and 9v 8v 7v 6v 5v, then the hand is a tie and the pot is split. Suits have no dominance over one another in poker.
The ace can be used as either the highest card in the straight flush (an ace-high hand being a royal flush) or the lowest card, as in A* 2 ♦ 3* 4* 5♦, to be valid. The hand of Q* K* A* 2* 3* is not a straight flush. It's simply a flush.
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