Does a full house beat a straight?

Q: Does a full house beat a straight?

Yes. A full house beats a straight. A full house outranks both a flush and a straight. Three of a kind plus a pair beats any five-card sequence. On a paired board, a player holding a straight is often drawing dead against a full house.

Yes. A full house beats a straight.

Full House Winner

Makes a full house.

Straight Loses

Makes a straight.

A full house outranks both a flush and a straight. Three of a kind plus a pair beats any five-card sequence. On a paired board, a player holding a straight is often drawing dead against a full house.

Quick tip: From the top: full house, then flush, then straight.

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