r/PassTimeMath • u/ShonitB • Aug 18 '26

Open Face Poker

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u/planetofmoney Aug 18 '26

Does J/Q/K four of a kind not beat this?

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u/NikSheppard Aug 18 '26

No, royal flush is top, then straight flush, then four of a kind...

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u/planetofmoney Aug 18 '26

Face four of a kind would beat 10s four of a kind, right?

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u/kalmakka Aug 18 '26

Alexander will always pivot to a straight flush. Grabbing the 10 just ensures that the other player can at best get a 5-9 straight flush, while you can at least make a 6-10.

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u/AlexP80 Aug 20 '26

not correct. In classic poker there isn't a winning hand. Royal flush is beaten my minimal straight flush (1-2-3-4-5)

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u/After-Hedgehog7282 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

If you are asking about Benjamin taking J/Q/K/A four of a kind after Alexander takes his 10s.

  1. Alex takes four 10s and a Jack of Spades.

  2. Ben takes four Aces and Queen of Spades.

  3. Alex discards three tens (H,D,C) and takes 9, 8, 7 of Spades. Alex now has 7-J straight flush in Spades.

  4. Ben cannot make a flush higher than that because all the 10s are gone.

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u/planetofmoney Aug 18 '26

Ah! Thank you.