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What are the odds of being dealt four of a kind in five-card poker?

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Five playing cards showing a flush in clubs: king, ten, eight, seven, and five of clubs. — poker A poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence is called a flush.

In a standard five-card poker game, the probability of being dealt four of a kind is based on the total number of possible five-card combinations that can be drawn from a 52-card deck, which is 2,598,960.1

There are 624 different ways to be dealt four of a kind. Consequently, the approximate odds of receiving this hand are 1 in 4,165.00.1

The rank of poker hands is determined by these mathematical probabilities; hands that are less likely to occur are assigned a higher rank. Understanding these odds is a fundamental component of skillful play, as it allows players to make informed decisions about whether to stay in a pot or fold.21