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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
Jack of DiamondsTen of DiamondsSix of DiamondsFour of DiamondsThree of Diamonds
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
King of ClubsSeven of ClubsSix of ClubsFour of ClubsThree of Clubs
Defeats
Jack-high Flush
Jack of HeartsTen of HeartsNine of HeartsFive of HeartsTwo of Hearts

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