Royal flush
Also: royal
A-K-Q-J-10 of one suit: the best possible hand in poker, and a straight flush at the same time. The odds of being dealt one by the river in hold'em are about 1 in 31,000.
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What are the odds of a royal flush?
In a five-card hand the odds are one in 649,740 — four royal flushes among 2,598,960 possible hands. In a seven-card game such as hold'em or seven-card stud, where seven cards are available to make the best five, 4,324 of the 133,784,560 combinations contain one, or roughly one in 30,940.
Can a royal flush be beaten?
No. In standard high poker it is the highest possible hand. It can only be tied by another royal flush, which in hold'em requires all five royal cards of one suit to appear on the board — in which case the pot is split.
Is a royal flush better than a straight flush?
A royal flush is a straight flush — the ace-high one. It is named separately because it is the top of that category and therefore unbeatable.
Do suits matter for a royal flush?
No. All four royal flushes rank equally, because suits carry no rank in standard poker.