{"id":2533484,"date":"2024-07-09T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2533484"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:08:08","slug":"full-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/full-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Full House Poker: Odds, Tiebreakers, and How to Win More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A full house is a hand made up of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, ranking third in the standard poker hand hierarchy behind only a straight flush and four of a kind. You will make a full house roughly once every 693 hands of Texas Hold&#8217;em. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have spent years coaching students on how to play strong hands for maximum value, and the full house sits in the most interesting spot in the rankings: strong enough that you will win the pot the vast majority of the time you make it, but vulnerable enough that players with quads or better can extract a massive pot from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This particular poker combination is sometimes also referred to as a boat or a full boat. In most cases, a full house will be a winning combination, but there are some exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Poker Hand<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#1. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/royal-flush\/\" title=\"What Is a Royal Flush in Poker?\">Royal Flush<\/a><\/td><td>Five highest cards of the same suit<\/td><td>AcKcQcJcTc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#2. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/straight-flush\/\" title=\"What is a Straight Flush in Poker?\">Straight Flush<\/a><\/td><td>Any five consecutive cards of the same suit<\/td><td>JcTc9c8c7c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#3. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/four-of-a-kind\/\" title=\"What Is a Four of a Kind in Poker?\">Four of a Kind<\/a><\/td><td>Four cards of the same rank<\/td><td>4c4s4d4hJc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">#4. Full House<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Three cards of one rank + two cards of another rank<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">3c3s3d7h7c<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#5. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/flush\/\" title=\"What Is a Flush in Poker?\">Flush<\/a><\/td><td>Five cards of the same suit<\/td><td>KdJd7d5d3d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#6. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/straight\/\" title=\"What Is a Straight in Poker?\">Straight<\/a><\/td><td>Five consecutive cards in different suits<\/td><td>6s5s4d3d2h<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#7. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/three-of-a-kind\/\" title=\"What Is Three of a Kind in Poker?\">Three of a Kind<\/a><\/td><td>Three cards of the same rank<\/td><td>7c7h7d2hJ2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#8. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/two-pairs\/\" title=\"What Are Two Pairs in Poker?\">Two Pairs<\/a><\/td><td>Two cards of one rank + two cards of another rank<\/td><td>QcQs2c2hJs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#9. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/one-pair\/\" title=\"What Is One Pair in Poker?\">One Pair<\/a><\/td><td>Two cards of the same rank<\/td><td>8h8sAcKs5d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#10. <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/high-card\/\" title=\"What is a High Card in Poker?\">High Card<\/a><\/td><td>Any other hand<\/td><td>AcQdJs4h3c<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of a Full House Poker Hand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A full house is described as &#8220;rank full of rank,&#8221; where the three-of-a-kind rank comes first. For example, kings full of tens (K-K-K-10-10) beats queens full of aces (Q-Q-Q-A-A) because the three kings outrank the three queens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my hand reviews, I see players confused about this ranking fairly often: the pair rank does not matter when comparing full houses unless both players have the same three-of-a-kind rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different ways to make a full house in <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\">Texas Hold\u2019em poker<\/a>, but it will always be a hand containing one three of a kind combination plus a one-pair combination. The hand is named after its three-of-a-kind part, i.e.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As Ah Ad Ks Kd \u2013 Aces full of Kings (the strongest possible full house)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ks Kd Kc Js Jh \u2013 Kings full of Jacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7s 7d 7h 2s 2d \u2013 Sevens full of Deuces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5c 5h 5d As Ah \u2013 Fives full of Aces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When comparing full houses, the three of a kind part is always used first to determine the winner. For example, Queens full of Deuces, beats Jacks full of Aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When two players have the same three of a kind combo in their full house hand, the second part (the pair) is compared, and whoever has the strongest pair wins. For example, Tens full of Sevens beats Tens full of Fives because Sevens are a stronger pair than Fives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If two exactly the same full house hands are table at a showdown, players will split the pot, and suits of cards will not be considered to determine the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Beats Full House in Poker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Only four of a kind, a straight flush, and a royal flush beat a full house. In practice, this means that most of the time you make a full house, you have the best hand at the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I teach students to start with this assumption: when you make a full house, your primary job is to maximize the amount of money in the pot. The exception is when the board is paired and an opponent has been showing unusual aggression, which can signal quads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full house is a very strong poker hand that beats all flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair, and high card combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the fourth-strongest hand you can get in <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"Poker Hand Rankings &amp; The Best Texas Hold\u2019em Hands\">Texas Hold\u2019em hand rankings<\/a> and other high poker variations, losing only to Royal Flush, straight flush, and four of a kind (quads).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many instances where a full house is the absolute nuts, i.e., the best player can possibly have on a given board texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full House Tiebreakers: Which Full House Wins?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When two players both hold a full house, the player with the higher three-of-a-kind rank wins. The pair rank is irrelevant unless both players have the same three-of-a-kind using the community board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Primary rule: three-of-a-kind rank determines the winner.<\/strong> Kings full of twos (K-K-K-2-2) beats queens full of aces (Q-Q-Q-A-A). The pair rank does not matter. Many players make the mistake of thinking aces full of something beats kings full of something, but aces full only beats kings full if the aces are the three-of-a-kind component.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When both players share the same three-of-a-kind from the board:<\/strong> If the board shows three cards of the same rank (for example, J-J-J-K-7), both players are using the board trips as their three-of-a-kind. In this case, the player with the higher pair wins. If you hold a king and your opponent holds a seven, you win with kings full of jacks versus sevens full of jacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When the full houses are completely identical:<\/strong> If both players have identical full houses using the community cards with no hole card contribution that changes the hand, the pot is split.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I always tell students: when a pair appears on the board, think carefully about which full house your opponent might hold. On a board like 8-8-K-7-2, a player holding 8-8 has quads while a player holding K-K, K-7, or K-2 has a full house but loses to quads. This type of board texture is exactly where the largest pots get won and lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full House Probabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding full house probabilities is especially useful when you flop a set or two pairs, because these are the most common roads to making a full house. In my coaching, I use the set-improvement stat constantly: when you flop a set, you improve to a full house or quads by the river approximately 33% of the time. That is a strong enough probability to play aggressively on the flop in most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main reason why a full house is such a strong hand is that it\u2019s not easy to come by. The odds of making a full house out of five random cards drawn from a deck of 52 cards are just 0.00144%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Texas Hold\u2019em, these are your odds of making a full house on the flop with different starting hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Starting Hand<\/td><td>Odds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Any two cards<\/td><td>0.14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Any unpaired hand<\/td><td>0.09%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Any pocket pair<\/td><td>0.98%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few more interesting and useful stats regarding a full house in poker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The odds of flopping a full house or better when holding AKo are 0.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you flop two pairs, your odds of improving to a full house by the river are 16.%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After flopping a set with a pocket pair, your odds of improving to a full house or quads by the river are 33.4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play a Full House in Poker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The central strategic question with a full house is how fast to play it. Slow-play too much and you give opponents a chance to improve for free. Play too fast and you fold out everything weaker. In my experience, the right answer depends almost entirely on the board texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider this situation: you hold K-K and the board runs out J-J-K-7-2. You have a full house (kings full of jacks). Your opponent was aggressive pre-flop and called a large bet on the flop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you bet the turn or check? If your opponent holds J-J for quads, you are going to lose a large pot regardless of your bet sizing. If they hold A-K, A-J, or pocket jacks, they have a full house behind you or quads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The board is dangerous enough that betting every street is correct: you want to charge opponents who might be drawing to a flush or straight, and you want value from hands like two pair or a weaker full house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the strongest poker hands, a full house will win you many big pots. However, not all full houses were created equal so you need to evaluate the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-strategy-tips\/\" title=\"Poker Strategy 101 \u2013 How to Win in Poker More Often\">best poker strategy<\/a> in each situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When there is a three of a kind on the board, and you make a full house by pairing one of the remaining community cards, this hand can be susceptible to quads and stronger full houses (depending on the board texture). Consider all the circumstances of the hand before losing all your chips on the account that you have a full house and should thus go broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, a full house made with a pocket pair can be very powerful, especially if it is the best possible full house. In this instance, your opponents will sometimes have a three-of-a-kind or even a lower full house, which will allow you to extract a lot of value from your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Mistakes Playing a Full House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my hand reviews, full houses generate a consistent set of errors. Here are the most common ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Slow-playing the flop when you hit a set on a wet board.<\/strong> If you flop a set on a connected board, opponents with draws are actively getting their money in while you wait for the river. Check-raising or betting the flop builds the pot immediately and charges them for the privilege of drawing. Waiting to the turn or river costs you value from opponents who fold once they miss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Not recognizing when you have the weaker full house.<\/strong> On a board where three of a kind appears in the community cards, multiple players can have a full house simultaneously. If the board has three jacks and your opponent has been heavily aggressive throughout the hand, consider whether they might hold a higher full house or quads before committing your stack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Over-folding when facing aggression.<\/strong> Because a full house beats almost everything, many players assume that large river bets always signal quads or a straight flush. In practice, opponents bluff and overvalue weaker hands constantly. Do not fold a full house to a large river bet without a very specific and compelling reason based on your opponent&#8217;s tendencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-4c4ea46f uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-cbb2003b \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What is a full house hand in poker?<\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A full house is a poker hand made of a three of a kind and a pair combination. In other words, this is a five-card hand consisting of three cards of the same ranking and two (different) cards of the same ranking.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-430ae45b \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What beats a full house?<\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The Full House only loses only to four of a kind, straight flush, and Royal Flush.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-6a1f11ec \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What does a full house beat?<\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A full house is the fourth-strongest hand you can have in Texas Hold\u2019em. It beats a flush and all hands below it in the hierarchy of hands, namely straight, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair, and high card.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-c74e2bd6 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>How often will you make a full house?<\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The odds of making a full house out of five random cards from the deck are 0.00144%. In Texas Hold\u2019em specifically, starting with any two cards, you\u2019ll flop a full house about 0.14% of the time, while when starting with a pair, you\u2019ll make a boat on the flop about 0.98%.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-5d175a11 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What happens when two players have a full house?<\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>When comparing full houses, the player with the higher three of a kind combination wins. If two players have the same three of a kind combo, the second part of a full house (pair) is compared, and whoever has the higher pair wins.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-9b725242 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><em><strong>Which full house is the strongest?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The strongest full house is aces full of kings (A-A-A-K-K). When comparing full houses, the rank of the three-of-a-kind always determines which is stronger. Aces full beats kings full, kings full beats queens full, and so on down the rank order. If both players have the same three-of-a-kind using community board cards, the higher pair wins.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A full house is a hand made up of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, ranking third in the standard poker hand hierarchy behind only a straight flush and four [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":0,"parent":2532176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2533484","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"author_image":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jonathan Little","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/jonathan_little\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A full house is a hand made up of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, ranking third in the standard poker hand hierarchy behind only a straight flush and four [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533484"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548111,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533484\/revisions\/2548111"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2532176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}