The Straight Flush is number one on the list of poker hand rankings and consists of five
consecutive cards in🌻 the same suit.
The best straight flush possible is called the
Royal Flush and is made up of A-K-Q-J-10 all in🌻 the same
suit:
A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠
A♥K♥Q♥J♥10♥
A♣K♣Q♣J♣10♣
A♦K♦Q♦J♦10♦
Now the suits are irrelevant
here. It’s the hand rank or denomination that’s important. Note that a straight🌻 to the
Ace in any suit, counts as a Royal Flush and neither ranks better than the other in the
🌻 hand ranking system.
Here’s an example of a regular Straight Flush:
9♠8♠7♠6♠5♠
The
ranking of a Straight Flush is determined by the highest🌻 straight card – not the suit.
If more than one player has a Straight Flush then the winner is determined🌻 by the
player with the highest straight. In that vein, a 10-high Straight Flush – in any suit
- beats🌻 a 9-high Straight Flush – in any suit, and so on.
How Does a Straight Flush
Hand Rank?
In a 52-card deck,🌻 there are 40 possible straight flush hand combinations.
As discussed earlier, this poker hand ranks top of the hand ranking🌻 list. It beats all
other hands in most poker games.
In certain games, like 2 to 7 Low, the ace-high flush
🌻 is what is called the Steel Wheel.
5♠4♠3♠2♠A♠
How Does a Straight Flush Hand Match
Up?
The Straight Flush is the best possible🌻 hand in the poker hand ranking system. No
other hand ranks above it.
However, there are many hands that rank under🌻 it. The next
best hand on the list is called Four-of-a-Kind.
In poker, this hand is also known as
Quads and🌻 is made up of 4 cards of the same rank.
The best Four-of-a-Kind hand is Quad
Aces:
A♠A♦A♣A♥
Straight Flush Poker Probabilities
Now, we’ll🌻 look at the pre-flop,
flop, turn and river probabilities of making a Straight Flush in both Hold’em and Pot
Limit🌻 Omaha.
