Rank 2 of 10
Straight Flush
Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit.
- Chance in Hold'em (7 cards)
- 0.0279%
- Odds against
- 3,589 to 1
- Chance in 5 cards
- 0.00139%
- Five-card combinations
- 36
A straight flush combines a straight and a flush. When two players hold straight flushes, the one with the highest top card wins.
The lowest straight flush is Five-high: 5432A. The Ace can play low in a straight, and the hand is nicknamed a "steel wheel".
Beats: Four of a Kind and everything below.
Questions players ask
- Can a straight flush wrap around, like Q-K-A-2-3?
- No. The Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-T) or low (5-4-3-2-A), never in the middle of a sequence.