What is a full house in poker?

A full house is a five-card hand made of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, such as 9-9-9-4-4. It is the fourth-strongest hand in Texas Hold'em.

What beats a full house?

Only four of a kind (quads), a straight flush and a royal flush beat a full house. Nothing else does.

What does a full house beat?

A full house beats a flush, a straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair and high card.

Full house vs flush — which wins?

The full house wins. A full house is rarer (about 2.6% with seven cards) and therefore ranked above a flush.

Full house vs straight — which wins?

The full house wins. A straight sits three places below a full house in the hand ranking.

How do you rank two full houses?

Compare the three-of-a-kind first: Aces full (A-A-A-x-x) beats Kings full. Only if the trips are identical do you compare the pair.

The nickname for a full house with three Aces ("Aces full of X"). It's the highest possible full house and beats every other full house.

What are the odds of a full house in Hold'em?

With 7 cards, about 1 in 37 (2.6%). It appears multiple times per session.

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Full House — Full House

A full house in poker is three of a kind plus a pair — for example Q-Q-Q-8-8 ("Queens full of Eights"). It ranks 4th of the 10 poker hands: a full house beats a flush, a straight, three of a kind, two pair and one pair, and it loses only to four of a kind, a straight flush and a royal flush.

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1 מתוך 693

Freq

0.1441%

Odds

693:1

Example

Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ 8♣ 8♠

How is this hand made?

A full house forms when you have 3 cards of one rank + 2 cards of another rank. For example: three Queens and two Eights. The official notation is "Queens full of Eights".

Strategy — how to play it

A full house is a classic value hand. You can usually build a big pot without fear. Note: if the board is paired, an opponent may have quads. If your full house is small (trips + low pair), be cautious against aggressive raises.

What beats what?

Hands that beat Full House:

Royal Flush
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind

Hands beaten by Full House:

Flush
Straight
Three of a Kind
Two Pair
Pair
High Card

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