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Four of a Kind
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All four cards of one rank, plus a fifth 'kicker' card — also called quads. Higher quads win; if two players share the same quads, the higher kicker takes it.
Four of a kind — also called quads — is all four cards of one rank plus a fifth 'kicker'. Higher quads win; if two players share the same quads, the higher kicker decides.
- Odds of being dealt it in five cards
- 1 in 4,165
- Odds of making it by the river in Texas Hold'em
- 1 in 595
What beats four of a kind?
What does four of a kind beat?
Common questions
- Does four of a kind beat a full house?
- Yes. Four of a kind comfortably beats a full house. Only a straight flush or a royal flush beats quads.
- What beats four of a kind?
- Only two hands: a straight flush and a royal flush. Everything else, including a full house and a flush, loses to four of a kind.
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