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Just something which irritates the pedantic prick inside of me, would like to know your thoughts on the, clearly imperative, issue of the Royal Flush.

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"A Royal Flush is not a rank* of hand & should not be discussed along side other ranks"

*By ranks of hand I mean the normal "High Card", "Pair"... "Full house" etc.

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03-09-2016 , 09:00 AM

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ArtyMcFly

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If it's not a rank of hand, what is it - a ****ing unicorn?

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03-09-2016 , 09:04 AM

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cilderr

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its a straight flush by definition, but who even cares lol.

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03-09-2016 , 09:07 AM

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chinagambler

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A+ thread, would read again.

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03-09-2016 , 09:07 AM

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walkby

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It's a hand ranking in the same way a wheel is. It denotes the highest straight flush.

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03-09-2016 , 09:08 AM

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Koko the munkey

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It's like calling a A2345 straight flush a steel wheel. It's just a name for the hand but who cares.

Is a 9TJQK a royal flush too because all the picture cards are included? Or is the ace considered "royalty"?

Last edited by Koko the munkey; 03-09-2016 at 09:09 AM. Reason: Not a serious question ldo

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03-09-2016 , 09:20 AM

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skudroc

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these are the threads nowadays ?

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03-09-2016 , 09:25 AM

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vrael111

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Originally Posted by skudroc

these are the threads nowadays ?

Yep

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03-09-2016 , 09:28 AM

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bahbahmickey

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OP is obviously right. A royal flush shouldn't be listed in the rank of hands since it is a type of straight flush.

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03-09-2016 , 09:33 AM

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39suited

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So what does this have to do with NVG?

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03-09-2016 , 09:40 AM

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browser2920

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This is a rank thread.

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03-09-2016 , 09:41 AM

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OmahaFanatical4

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i look forward to your post next week on the broadway straight

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03-09-2016 , 09:41 AM

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sixfour

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Originally Posted by bahbahmickey

OP is obviously right. A royal flush shouldn't be listed in the rank of hands since it is a type of straight flush.

Certain games with wildcards back in the day ranked five of a kind below a royal but above other straight flushes, so yeah, it can make a difference

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03-09-2016 , 09:43 AM

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onebigdummy

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it's top top. top straight flush with top kicker

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03-09-2016 , 09:57 AM

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_jimbo_

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I opened this thread expecting so much more.

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03-09-2016 , 10:03 AM

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greg nice

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AA is a royal pair

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03-09-2016 , 10:03 AM

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DC2LV

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Originally Posted by 39suited

So what does this have to do with NVG?

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03-09-2016 , 10:05 AM

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BadlyBeaten

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So I guess video poker isn't real poker.

And I am sincerely NOT attempting a derail, but video poker is clearly a game of SKILL.

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03-09-2016 , 10:08 AM

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gregorio

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OP is correct. The name of the hand ranking is Royal Straight Flush

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03-09-2016 , 10:30 AM

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mrx12222

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Originally Posted by browser2920

This is a rank thread.

mega lolzzz

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03-09-2016 , 11:37 AM

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LektorAJ

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Originally Posted by skudroc

these are the threads nowadays ?

No, this thread is from 2006 - coincidentally I searched this earlier today to find the definition of the "Chronos Hand", which is 4 times rarer than a royal flush and therefore should rank even higher.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=396290

BTW clearly royal flush is just another kind of straight flush in the standard rankings with 8 types of combination and one type of "nothing" (which for some reason is called high card rather than "nothing").

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03-09-2016 , 01:00 PM

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plaaynde

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This is a relevant thread, because in Omaha you may get one.

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03-09-2016 , 01:08 PM

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tjpoker

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Originally Posted by greg nice

[] news
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[] gossip

I'd say:

[] news
[x] views
[x] gossip

Where gossip == Bull**** News or Views

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03-09-2016 , 01:21 PM

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TheFly

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^^^^
This thread exemplifies why there should be a minimum post count to create a new thread. Although it is sometimes humorous seeing these worthless threads from users with total post counts between 1 - 10.

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03-09-2016 , 01:32 PM

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tjpoker

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Originally Posted by TheFly

I apologise for misjudging the type of content the NVG forum is for. I hope it's clear my thread was meant as a provocative, but fun post and not as crap intended to dilute the forum. I will take more care to ensure my posts are correctly placed from now on.

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