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.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe first advantage is that it disguises your hand more than an offsuit hand. Opponents will have to believe you have a hand like two clubs or two hearts, which is much less likely than just one.<\/p>\n
The second reason is that you have a better chance of hitting a flush, or at least a draw, on the flop. The flop is the dealing of the first three face-up cards on the table.<\/p>\n
With suited hole cards, you’ll flop a flush once in 122 hands \u2013 so not that often. But you’ll flop a flush draw 10.9% of the time, giving you plenty of room to play aggressively.<\/p>\n
Flush with Offsuit Hole Cards<\/h3>\n
Offsuit hole cards mean you’re holding two cards of different suits, like\u00a0<\/span>A![\"\u2665\"](\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/2665\/72.png\")
<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Q![\"\u2666\"](\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/2666\/72.png\")
<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe problem with making a flush with offsuit cards is that you need four of the same suit to hit the board. This is difficult to achieve and makes the flush very obvious to your opponents.<\/p>\n
It’s also very possible that you’re up against another flush. For this reason, you want to prioritize the nut or near-nut flushes with offsuit hole cards.<\/p>\n
For instance, if you hold the\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and four hearts come out, you know you’ll beat all other flushes your opponent may hold.<\/p>\nFlush on the Board<\/h3>\n
If five community cards are dealt on the flop, turn and river that are all the same suit, every player in the hand will have a flush. An example of this type of board is\u00a0<\/span>5\u00a0<\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span>K\u00a0<\/span>7<\/strong>.<\/p>\nIn this instance, any clubs in your hand could still have an impact. With flushes in poker, it’s the best possible five cards, starting from the top down.<\/p>\n
So, the best flush is one which has an ace as the highest card. The second best is king-high, then queen-high, and so on.<\/p>\n
If two or more players have the same high card in their flushes, then the second-highest card plays. That’s followed by the third, then fourth and finally the fifth-highest card.<\/p>\n
Let’s use the above board for some examples:<\/p>\n
Board<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>5\u00a0<\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span>K\u00a0<\/span>7<\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 1:\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0A![\"\u2660\ufe0f\"](\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/2660_fe0f\/72.png\")
<\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 2:\u00a0<\/span>7\u00a08<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWhat happens: Neither player holds a club, so they both play the board.<\/p>\n
Outcome: Split pot.<\/p>\n
Board<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>5\u00a0<\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span>K\u00a0<\/span>7.<\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 1:\u00a0<\/span>5<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 2:\u00a0<\/span>Q\u00a0<\/span>J<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWhat happens: Player 1 has an irrelevant three-of-a-kind, which is lower-ranked than a flush, and so plays the flush on the board. But Player 2 holds a high club, and so has a higher five-card flush.<\/p>\n
Outcome: Player 2 wins the pot.<\/p>\n
Board<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>5\u00a0<\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span>K\u00a0<\/span>7<\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 1:\u00a0<\/span>3\u00a0<\/span>Q<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nPlayer 2:\u00a0<\/span>2\u00a0<\/span>K<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWhat happens: Both players hold a club. Although Player 1 has a higher club than Player 2, it doesn’t matter, because the best five-card flush is still the five community cards.<\/p>\n
Outcome: Split pot.<\/p>\n
FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n
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