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POKER BASICS ♠ 29
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Next comes a flush, five cards of the same suit that are not in sequence. Flushes are ranked by highest card, then next highest, and so on.
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One in 509 five-card hands is a flush, and 1 in 33 seven-card hands. Flushes are followed by straights—five cards in sequence that are not all of the same suit. Straights have the same rules as straight flushes for breaking ties. You’ll see 1 straight in 255 five-card hands, and 1 in 22 seven-card hands.
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Three of a kind is the next best hand. These are called trips or (if at least one of the cards is a hole card in stud or community card games) a set. The higher three of a kind wins. In a tie, we look first at the highest kicker, then if necessary the second highest. Trips show up in 1 in 47 five-card hands and 1 in 21 seven-card hands.
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