Poker Hands
Flush is a poker hand that relates to suits.
Card rank is not important here, nor do they need to be sequential.
What is a Flush in Poker?
There are four suits in a deck: Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds.
A flush is when you have 5 cards of the same suit in a hand.
It is tricky to play, but it is a strong hand.
What Beats a Flush?
Flushes rank higher than high card, one pair, two pair and straight poker hands.
However, it is not a surefire winner.
Here are the poker hands that can beat a flush.
If there are more than 5 suited cards to pick from, then you pick the higher numbers.
If the players both have the same high card, then the second card, will be the tiebreaker.
Should there still be a tie, the third, fourth and then fifth cards are checked.
With a flush, you only need to match the suit, of which there are only 4.
At the beginning of each round, there is a 0.1965% possibility of getting a flush.
This all changes after the flop is dealt.
Holding on till the last draw for a flush is far more dangerous.
You need 3 of those 5 cards to match your suit.
It is quite a long shot.
Flop
The best case scenario is you make a flush after the flop is dealt.
You have 5 cards of the same suit, but remember three of those cards are communal.
Turn
It is essential to keep track of what the other players do in the betting cycle.
If the turn did not extend that run, then you should observe how the other players bet.
If you are one card short, then you have to be cautious as well.
If you already had it, then this card and the turn are hugely important too.
It means that you’ve got the option to leave out the weakest card of the bunch.
Should another player also form a flush, you have a better chance of beating them.
Best Case Scenario
The top flush formations have high ranking cards.
If the hand forms a sequence, then this is a flush straight.
Worst Case Scenario
The worst flush you’re able to form is full of low cards.
It is the same whether you could get one or you bluff your hand.
The flop needs to bring 2 suited cards for your raising to have any bite to it.
Because of the other suited cards on the table, it is never just a 1 in 4 chance.
