Suit strength

Ray Sliva · Apr 23, 2015

I was told that all cards being equal that the suits strength are based alphabetical. Clubs being the lowest then Diamonds and then Hearts and Spades being the highest of suits. Sounds good, is it?

Biostarzz · Apr 23, 2015

never heard of this, if all cards are equal then it is a chop

WhereDidMyEVGo · Apr 23, 2015

Ray Sliva said:
I was told that all cards being equal that the suits strength are based alphabetical. Clubs being the lowest then Diamonds and then Hearts and Spades being the highest of suits. Sounds good, is it?

you are talking about the ranking of suits in bridge

euchreob · Apr 23, 2015

when a table first opens up they determine who gets the button by dealing one card to every player. The highest card wins. But what if two players get an ace. This is where the suits come into play. And it is in alphabetical like you said

rock0001 · Apr 23, 2015

euchreob said:
when a table first opens up they determine who gets the button by dealing one card to every player. The highest card wins. But what if two players get an ace. This is where the suits come into play. And it is in alphabetical like you said

i partially agree with you however in games like razz or stud if both players have a 2 or any other lower card the player with the weaker suit will be the one who is required to bring in.

OzExorcist · Apr 23, 2015

rock0001 said:
i partially agree with you however in games like razz or stud if both players have a 2 or any other lower card the player with the weaker suit will be the one who is required to bring in.

^ this. Determining the bring-in during stud games is the only time suit strength ever matters in poker, and the order in OP is correct (clubs-diamonds-hearts-spades, lowest to highest).

Gtcsmd · Apr 24, 2015

euchreob said:
when a table first opens up they determine who gets the button by dealing one card to every player. The highest card wins. But what if two players get an ace. This is where the suits come into play. And it is in alphabetical like you said

I never knew this but for some reason every home game I've ever been to the A of spade was considered the highest. Which makes me wonder even more what comes next lol. I will have to ask sometime.

mcbogart · Apr 24, 2015

It's funny, I was talking about this with a friend the other day when we were talking about seven card stud. He asked me who would win if both players had A 2 3 4 5 flush but diff suits. I was pretty sure it was a chopped pot. Didn't knwo if suits came into play.

WhereDidMyEVGo · Apr 24, 2015

mcbogart said:
It's funny, I was talking about this with a friend the other day when we were talking about seven card stud. He asked me who would win if both players had A 2 3 4 5 flush but diff suits. I was pretty sure it was a chopped pot. Didn't knwo if suits came into play.

they don't, it would be a chopped pot

rock0001 · Apr 24, 2015

WhereDidMyEVGo said:
they don't, it would be a chopped pot

this. suits are only important at the beginning of the hand to determine which player is forced to bring in, however after that both A2345 straight flushes are equal and it would be a chopped pot.

mcbogart · Apr 26, 2015

WhereDidMyEVGo said:
they don't, it would be a chopped pot

That's what I thought, just wasn't 100% sure. I can't imagine it happens too often.

deceptionist99 · May 1, 2015

There's no way possible for two different flushes to be present I don't know about 7 card stud, but any other form is a no. The suit rankings are spade,heart,diamond and clubs being lowest in suit

WhereDidMyEVGo · May 1, 2015

deceptionist99 said:
There's no way possible for two different flushes to be present I don't know about 7 card stud, but any other form is a no. The suit rankings are spade,heart,diamond and clubs being lowest in suit

How bout draw or 5 card stud

rugby0 · May 12, 2015

Suits do not enter into a poker game played at a casino. Home games different story.

OzExorcist · May 13, 2015

rugby0 said:
Suits do not enter into a poker game played at a casino...

...unless, as discussed above, you're playing a stud game and deciding who has to post the bring-in. casinos do that just the same as online and home games.

BogdanStark · May 16, 2015

Straight Flush - it is very rare. If you mean exactly it!

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