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How are ties decided when two players have a full house?
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A poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence is called a flush.
When two players hold a full house in poker, the tie is decided by comparing the ranks of the cards within the hands.1
The winner is determined using the following hierarchy:
- Highest Triplet: The player with the highest-ranking set of three matching cards wins. For example, a full house of 8-8-8-K-K beats 6-6-6-A-A because the triplet of 8s is higher than the triplet of 6s.1
- Highest Pair: If both players have triplets of the same rank, the winner is determined by the rank of the pair. For example, 3-3-3-K-K beats 3-3-3-4-4 because the pair of kings is higher than the pair of 4s.1
If both the triplets and the pairs are of identical rank, the hands are considered equal, and the pot is divided equally between the players.2