The low ace rule applys for the five high straight flush (also known as the wheel). highest card) is considered the winner, so Ks Qs Js 10s 9s would defeat Jh 10h 9h 8h 7h. If two people have straight flushes, the hand with the card of a highest rank (i.e. Generally this pays a big bonus at your local card room!Ī straight flush is a hand that contains five cards in numerical sequence, all of the same suit. Royal Flush >Straight Flush >Four of a kind >Full House >Flush >Straight >Three of a kind >Two Pair >One Pair >High Card Royal FlushĪ Royal Flush is made up of all the 'broadways cards' and they must all be of the same suit. So a hand that has two pair, 2's and 3's will be better than a pair of aces. 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. Overall General Rules- 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). High Card Flush is a suits based game where the objective is to obtain multiple cards in the same suit (Flush). If both players have the same high card, the second-highest card wins, etc. If two players have a Flush, the player with the highest card wins. If your hole cards are A♥ K♥ and the flop comes Q♥ 4♥ 10♥, you have flopped the nut flush. Hence the name High Card Flush.ĭealer must have a 9 High 3 Card flush to qualify.The “nut flush” is the name given to the highest possible flush, typically ace high.

Ace-Ten-Five is better than King-Queen-Jack. Straights don’t improve the value of a flush. The second highest ranking 3-card flush is Ace-King-Jack.

The highest ranking 3-card flush is Ace-King-Queen. If 2 flushes have the same number of cards, the one with the highest card value is superior. So a 10 high 4-card flush is better than an Ace high 3 card flush. The more cards the better – a 4-card flush always beats a 3-card flush regardless of the card values in the hand. Always take into account the following rules:

The player creates the best possible flush to play against the house. The player and dealer each receive a 7 card hand.

High card flush payouts