Handranks
Most people will be familiar with these hands but for beginners and poker players there are a few to watch out for.
The one most likely to catch a poker player out is that in 3 card brag a straight known as a run beats a flush!
Hands below are in order from low to high.
High Card: All three cards count here. Ace high is best obviously although an ace can count as high or low when making a run (straight)
Example Ace - King - 10 would beat Ace - King - 9 as the 10 is higher than the 9.
A Pair: Aces are the highest pair followed by king, queens, jacks down to 2’s. All three cards play again so if two player both had a pair of 7’s the highest 3rd card would win.
Odd’s of getting a pair are 5/1
If any hands in brag are exactly the same the player who called loses! check when joining or starting a game that this is the rule as many card schools vary.
The Flush: again all 3 cards play so an ace king ten flush would beat an ace king seven flush. No suit is higher than any other.
Odd’s of getting a flush are 19/1
A Flush does NOT beat a straight (run) in 3 card brag.
A Straight known better as a “run” Strange this one as Ace -2 - 3 is the highest in most variations of the game followed by Ace - King - Queen and so on. This is a rule that you must get set right from the start of a game. it causes many argument so always ask when sitting down in any brag game what the highest hands are.
Odd’s of getting a run are 30/1
A straight flush also known as a bouncer! Again ace - 2 - 3 is the highest followed by Ace- King - Queen and then down. I’ve heard this hand called a lot things in my time. But it’s definitely one you want to see.
Odd’s of a bouncer or running flush are a staggering 459/1
Three of a kind or a prial: The daddy of them all just like this site is 333. Three three’s is the best hand to have in brag, followed by 3 aces then kings and so on.
Odd’s on hitting a prial are also 459/1 which is weird.
The odd’s on getting three threes is 5524/1
Again make sure when sitting down to any brag game what the hand rankings and rules are, rules vary from card school to card school so play it safe and ask!
When playing on-line it’s a good idea to watch first and read the how to play rules as some may differ from others.
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