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Message: [QUOTE="Michael Paler, post: 2136896, member: 96446"] It is called a royal flush because it is the; A) Highest straight flush possible B) Has the highest ranking cards all in one 5 card hand in a row. C) Has all the "royalty" in it as well; (King, Queen, Jack). Thus the "royal"; in older societies, royalty was the highest ranks within that society. So, highest, highest, highest; [B][I][U]Royal[/U][/I][/B] flush. A king high flush is only highest, highest. There is one more highest to add. So, it could not also be referred to as a royal flush despite having the King, Queen, and Jack. No ace, not the highest, not a royal flush. I think that it makes perfect sense. Europe was a major influence. If you wanted something higher than a 10, but less than an ace, the King, Queen, and foot servant (Jack) were logical choices. As they actually represented real people in society. I have no clue when "foot servant" became "jack" As for the order of the suits, who knows? It had to be done though, for games where both players could make the exact same flush at the same time. Since this could not be a split pot because they were both the best hands you could make and otherwise equal, I can imagine the fights taking place in the old, old days; "I have the highest hand! An ace high flush!" "No, no, I have the highest hand! An ace high flush" Then you look at both, and yeppers! They are both right! So before a game could be started, you had to establish what happens if 2 players both get the exact same flush. No one wanted to split it, so they started picking suits "in order", strongest to weakest, just like Ace to 10. They choose this over a split pot. Why? Who knows? I think it should be a split pot, but I am not the poker police. The house always has that honor. This only applies for those instances where both or more have the [B]exact[/B] same ranks for the flush hand. so the royal is not the problem; it is the ace high flush. You could more often see two or more players in stud get an ace high flush. So if they all make it with exactly the same ranks of cards, you must resort to suits. Ad9d7d6d2d [B]beats[/B] As8s7s6s2s (9 higher than 8, suit does not matter) Yet; As8s7s6s2s beats Ad8d7d6d2d (same exact ranked hands, now you must go to suits to pick a winner) At merge it is (Highest) Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamond (Lowest) Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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