Does a flush beat two pair?
Yes. A flush beats two pair.
Makes a flush.
Makes a two pair.
A flush is five cards of one suit and comfortably beats two pair, with a straight and three of a kind in between. Even aces and kings up loses to a modest flush. Two pair plays poorly against a three-suited board for exactly this reason.
On a board of A♣ T♣ 4♥ 9♥ 2♥, one player holds A♦ T♥ for aces and tens and the other holds K♥ 7♥ for a king-high flush. Top two pair was ahead on the flop and turn, then the third heart on the river completed the flush, and the strong-looking two pair became the second-best hand.
Top two pair on a two-tone board is a value hand on the flop and a bluff-catcher once the third suited card lands. The right adjustment is to bet the flop and turn for value and to slow down on a river that completes the flush against a player who kept calling. Three of a kind and straights sit between these two, so two pair is three rungs below the flush.
Quick tip: A flush beats two pair every time.
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