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Flush
A flush is a poker hand in which all the 5 cards are of the same suit but not in rank sequence. If the cards are in rank sequence, then the poker hand is actually a straight flush - a much higher ranking poker hand.
| Flush |
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| Jack-high Flush |
In the ranking of poker hands, a flush beats a straight but lose to a full house.
Ranking flush hands
Competing flush hands are ranked by their high cards. The hand with the highest ranking high card wins.
Example
| King-high Flush |
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| Defeats |
| Jack-high Flush |
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