Most Commonly Asked Poker Questions
Not sure what beats a full house or what a straight
can beat? Here are the 💶 answers to the most commonly-asked poker questions this side of
the Strip, so you can know more about these winning 💶 poker hands.
Does a flush beat a
full house?
No. A full house beats a flush in the standard poker hand rankings. 💶 The
odds against making a full house in a game of Texas Hold’em are about 36-to-1, while
the odds against 💶 making a flush are 32-to-1. The full house is a more rare hand and
beats a flush.
Does a flush beat 💶 a straight?
Yes. Using the standard poker hand
rankings, a flush beats a straight, regardless of the strength of the straight. 💶 The
odds against making a straight in Texas Hold’em are about 21-to-1, making it a more
common hand than a 💶 flush (32-to-1 odds against).
Does a straight beat a full house?
No.
The odds against making a full house in Texas Hold’em 💶 are about 36-to-1, while the odds
against making a straight are about 21-to-1. Both are strong five-card hands, but a
💶 full house occurs less often than a straight. A full house beats a straight in the
poker hand rankings.
Does three 💶 of a kind beat two pair?
Yes. Both three of a kind and
two pair can make a lot of money 💶 in poker, but three of a kind is the best hand when it
goes head to head with two pair. 💶 The odds against making three of a kind in Texas
Hold’em is about 20-to-1, while the odds against making two 💶 pair is about 3-to-1.
Does
three of a kind beat a straight?
No. The odds of making both of these hands are 💶 very
close in a game of Texas Hold’em. The odds against making a straight are 20.6-to-1,
while the odds against 💶 making three of a kind are 19.7-to-1. The straight comes about
slightly less often, making it the winner against three 💶 of a kind in the poker hand
rankings.
Does a flush beat three of a kind?
Yes. The battle of strong hands 💶 between a
flush and three of a kind sees the flush as the stronger hand. The odds against making
a 💶 flush in Texas Hold’em are about 32-to-1, with odds against making three of a kind at
around 20-to-1.
Does a straight 💶 beat two pair?
Yes. The poker hand rankings dictate
that a straight is a stronger hand than two pair. The straight 💶 occurs with about
21-to-1 odds against in Texas Hold’em, while the odds against making two pair stand at
about 3-to-1.
Does 💶 four of a kind beat a full house?
Yes. Both four of a kind and a
full house are among the 💶 strongest poker hands, but four of a kind is a much rarer
holding. Texas Hold’em odds against making four of 💶 a kind are 594-to-1, while you have
about 36-to-1 odds against making a full house.
Does three of a kind beat 💶 a flush?
No.
When the flush and three of a kind go head to head, the flush comes out as the 💶 best
according to the poker hand rankings. The odds against making three of a kind sit
around 20-to-1, with the 💶 odds against hitting a flush at 32-to-1.
Does a full house
beat a straight in poker?
Yes. The full house comes in 💶 less often than a straight. In
Texas Hold’em, the odds against drawing a full house are around 36-to-1, while the 💶 odds
against making a straight are around 21-to-1.
Does a straight flush beat four of a
kind?
Yes. Four of a kind 💶 is an exceedingly rare hand in poker, but the straight flush
is an even more elusive five-card hand. The odds 💶 against making a straight flush in
Texas Hold’em is about 3,590-to-1, much rarer than four of a kind (594-to-1 odds
💶 against)
