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This is bugging the hell out of me. Im 90% positive I've read this somewhere in a poker book, but 10% of me thinks I could either be completely wrong or I just don't fully remember it and I'm getting my information all mixed up.
Is it possible for a royal flush to beat another royal flush?
I know the suits rankings are in alphabetical order, from lowest to highest: Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades. So, in a game where it's possible to make a royal flush like draw poker or stud and two opponents both get a royal flush-is that a split pot or do the suit rankings come into play? IE: A spade royal flush beats a diamond royal flush.
Also, it might depend on the game. I use draw poker and stud as an example since each player both uses the best 5 cards in their hands. If those were not examples of royals beating royals based on suit rankings, what games-if any-are there where the suits have a rank?
Updated Feb 2018:
While the odds of 2 players getting a royal flush at the same time are astronomically high - theoretically it could happen.
In NLHE it would result in a split pot. To find out more about hand rankings visit these pages:
Top 10 Hands
Poker Hand Nicknames & Rankings
Is it possible for a royal flush to beat another royal flush?
I know the suits rankings are in alphabetical order, from lowest to highest: Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades. So, in a game where it's possible to make a royal flush like draw poker or stud and two opponents both get a royal flush-is that a split pot or do the suit rankings come into play? IE: A spade royal flush beats a diamond royal flush.
Also, it might depend on the game. I use draw poker and stud as an example since each player both uses the best 5 cards in their hands. If those were not examples of royals beating royals based on suit rankings, what games-if any-are there where the suits have a rank?
Updated Feb 2018:
While the odds of 2 players getting a royal flush at the same time are astronomically high - theoretically it could happen.
In NLHE it would result in a split pot. To find out more about hand rankings visit these pages:
Top 10 Hands
Poker Hand Nicknames & Rankings
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