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What is the lowest possible hand in most lowball poker games?

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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 most lowball poker games, the lowest possible hand is 7-5-4-3-2 in two or more suits.1

However, rules can vary depending on the specific game variant. In some versions, the ace may be treated as the lowest card, which makes 6-4-3-2-A the lowest possible hand.1