Ties between fours-of-a-kind are broken by the rank of the quads (four 8's beat four 6's). Quads are named for the card in question (e.g. Holding all four cards of a given rank is four-of-a-kind. Ties between straight flushes are broken the same way that ties between straights are: by the highest card in them (a Jack-high straight flush beats a 9-high straight flush).Īlso called quads. As in a straight, the Ace may be considered high (10-J-Q-K-A, making a Royal Flush) or low (A-2-3-4-5, making the lowest possible straight flush). Straight flushes are named for their highest card (e.g. for example there can only be one '10 of hearts'Ī straight flush is five cards in rank sequence, all in the same suit. There can be no ties in a hand with royal flush, as there is only one card of a number and same suit. Really, a Royal Flush is just the best possible straight flush. The top five cards in a single suit: 10, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit.
