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Royal Flush
A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠
A-K-Q-J-10 all in one suit. It's the best hand in poker, and any of the four suits is equally good — spades is not worth more than hearts. Because suits are never ranked, two royal flushes tie and split the pot.
A royal flush is simply the highest possible straight flush — ten, jack, queen, king and ace all of the same suit. Nothing beats it, and because all four suits are equal it can only ever tie, never lose.
Odds of being dealt in five cards: 1 in 649,740
What beats a royal flush
Nothing — it's the best hand in poker.
What a royal flush beats
Common questions
- Is a royal flush the best hand in poker?
- Yes. The royal flush is the single best hand in poker — nothing beats it. Two royal flushes simply split the pot, because suits are never ranked.
- What are the odds of a royal flush?
- About 1 in 649,740 to be dealt in five cards. In Texas Hold'em, where you see seven cards, the chance improves to roughly 1 in 30,940.