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Odds of a flush
- Texas Hold’em (7 cards)
- 3.03%
- 1 in 33.1
- 5-card poker
- 0.197%
- 1 in 509
- Possible 5-card hands
- 5,108
- of 2,598,960
Exact counts from every combination, calculated with the MyClubGG poker engine. Hold’em figures assume you see the river.
How a flush works
In Hold’em you need at least three cards of a suit on the board. If four or five suited cards are out, a single card of that suit in your hand can make a flush, and the highest card in the suit matters a lot.
The ‘nut flush’ is the highest possible flush on that board, usually the one containing the ace of the suit.
Ties: Compare the highest card, then the next, and so on down all five cards. Suits never break ties.
What it beats and what beats it
Beats
Straight, Three of a kind, Two pair, One pair, High card
Loses to
Royal flush, Straight flush, Four of a kind, Full house
Tips for playing it
- A flush draw has 9 outs: about 35% to complete by the river from the flop with two cards to come.
- Low flushes can be in trouble when the board has four of a suit; think about who holds the higher cards of the suit.
Flush FAQ
What are the odds of making a flush?
About 3.0% of seven-card hands end as a flush (1 in 33). Holding two suited cards, you flop a flush 0.84% of the time and a flush draw about 10.9%.
Does a flush beat a straight?
Yes. A flush beats a straight, three of a kind and lower hands.
Do suits matter in poker?
Not for ranking. Two flushes are compared card by card from the top; if all five match, the pot is split.