Talk:Flush (poker)

Opening comment

Tie-breaking of flushes, or "flush-breaking", is a matter of controversy, especially in communal-card games such as Texas hold 'em.

Is it really? As far as I know, in Holdem flushes are always evaluated top-down - the only way flushes can tie is if all 5 cards to the flush are on the board and no player has a suited card higher than any of them... Evercat 21:56, 15 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I agree — I've never heard of a Texas Hold'em game in which a flush is not evaluated top-down. Neilc 02:01, 16 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a bit much to say it's a "matter of controversy" here. I've played in games in the U.S. and in Europe, as well as card room and online casino ring games and tournaments, and have never in my life heard of any variant of poker that doesn't consider all five cards when ranking hands. Plus, every book I've ever read, from Hoyle on up to very specialized strategy discussions by lifelong poker professionals, has said the same thing. All five cards of a flush must be considered when ranking hands.

Yes quite. I've changed that now. Evercat 11:16, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]