Straight Flush Defined
A straight flush is the highest poker hand that can be made. It beats all other forms of poker hands including 4 of a kind, full house, and so on.
A straight flush contains five cards in a sequential order of the same suit, such as 5-6-7-8-9 of clubs. The value of a straight flush against another straight flush is determined by which hand has the higher relative end card. Two straight flushes of the same value would end in a tie, as suit does not have value rank in poker online.
The highest possible straight flush is known as the royal straight flush, and contains the cards 10 J Q K A of a suit.
The lowest possible straight flush is known as a steel wheel, and contains 5 4 3 2 A of the same suit.
The probability of being dealt a straight flush is highly unlikely, ranking in at 0.00154%. When you do finally make one, it can feel like driving an expensive car very fast, as there is often almost no one way you can lose (though again it is possible against a better straight flush).
A player in texas hold em high might make a straight flush using one or both of their hole cards, and sometimes the straight flush might appear on the board, resulting in a chop pot. Remember this when you play poker online.
Written on December 3rd, 2009 with
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