{"id":2533489,"date":"2024-07-09T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2533489"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:35:13","slug":"royal-flush","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/royal-flush\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Royal Flush in Poker?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Royal Flush is the strongest possible hand in poker that can\u2019t lose to any other hand. It is the highest possible straight flush you can get, consisting of Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of the same suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Royal Flush is an extremely powerful and extremely rare hand that you might get only a few times over many years of playing poker.<\/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><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">#1. Royal Flush<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Five highest cards of the same suit<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">AcKcQcJcTc<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#2. <a href=\"http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/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>#4. <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/full-house\/\" title=\"What Is a Full House in Poker?\">Full House<\/a><\/td><td>Three cards of one rank + two cards of another rank<\/td><td>3c3s3d7h7c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#5. <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/flush\/\" title=\"What is a Straight Flush in Poker?\">Flush<\/a><\/td><td>Five cards of the same suit<\/td><td>KdJd7d5d3d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#6. <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/straight\/\" title=\"What is a Straight Flush in Poker?\">Straight<\/a><\/td><td>Five consecutive cards in different suits<\/td><td>6s5s4d3d2h<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>#7. <a href=\"http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/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 Royal Flush Poker Hand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike all other <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"Poker Hand Rankings &amp; The Best Texas Hold\u2019em Hands\">poker hands<\/a> that you can make in many different ways, there are only four possible Royal Flushes. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ts Js Qs Ks As \u2013 a Royal Flush in spades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Th Jh Qh Kh Ah \u2013 a Royal Flush in hearts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Td Jd Qd Kd Ad \u2013 a Royal Flush in diamonds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tc Jc Qc Kc Ac \u2013 a Royal Flush in Clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In poker variations with community cards, like <a href=\"http:\/\/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<\/a>, two or more players can\u2019t have a Royal Flush. So, if you happen to make this rare hand, you are 100% guaranteed to win the pot on the showdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some other poker variations, such as stud and draw games, it is possible for more players to have a Royal Flush in different suits. In this case, they\u2019ll always split the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a common misconception that suits are used to determine a winner when comparing one Royal Flush to another, but that\u2019s not the case. The official poker rules disregard suits, so the Royal Flush in clubs is equally as strong as the Royal Flush in spades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Beats Royal Flush in Poker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Royal Flush is absolutely the best possible hand you can have in all high poker variations, so no combination beats a Royal Flush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As already mentioned, when two players have a Royal Flush, which is possible in some poker games, they\u2019ll always split the pot at the showdown and will beat any other tabled hand, from a high card to a straight flush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royal Flush Probabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are only four ways to make a Royal Flush out of a standard deck of 52 cards, and since this hand requires five specific cards, the odds of this happening are very small. The odds of making a Royal Flush out of five random cards are 649,739:1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to Texas Hold\u2019em specifically, the table below shows a few interesting Royal Flush stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Starting Hand<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Two suited cards between T and A<\/td><td>0.005% chance of flopping a Royal Flush<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open-ended Royal Flush draw on the flop<\/td><td>4.44% chance of completing the hand on the turn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open-ended Royal Flush draw on the flop<\/td><td>8.4% chance of getting a Royal Flush by the river<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few more interesting stats about this most powerful of all poker hands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When holding TJ suited specifically, your odds of flopping a Royal Flush are 0.0058%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The odds of flopping a Royal Flush draw with two suited cards between T and A are 0.72%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The odds of completing a gutshot Royal Flush draw by the river are 4.3%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play a Royal Flush in Poker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Royal Flush is the only hand that you can\u2019t lose or chop with in Texas Hold\u2019em (unless the Royal Flush is made up entirely of the five community cards, in which case all players getting to the showdown will split the pot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, there isn\u2019t too much advice or <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-strategy-tips\/\" title=\"Poker Strategy 101 \u2013 How to Win in Poker More Often\">poker tips<\/a> needed on how to play this hand. Since there is no way for you to lose, this is one hand you can slow-play as much as you like to try and allow your opponents to improve and commit more chips to the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing that\u2019s worth mentioning is that when you have a Royal Flush draw on the flop, especially if it\u2019s an open-ended draw, you can usually play it very aggressively. This is a scenario where you know that you always have at least two outs to give you the best hand, which allows you to put a lot of pressure on the opponents, especially when playing with deep stacks.<\/p>\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-12761f06 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-408c943f \" 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<h4 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What is a Royal Flush hand in poker?<\/em><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A Royal Flush is the strongest possible poker hand consisting of Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace, all of the same suit.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-f93e8a65 \" 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<h4 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What beats a Royal Flush?<\/em><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>No poker hand can beat a Royal Flush. When you have this hand, you can&#8217;t lose the pot.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-a7bf7b64 \" 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<h4 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What does a Royal Flush beat?<\/em><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A Royal Flush beats all other poker hands, i.e., high card, pair, two pairs, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, and any lower straight flush.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-737b11d7 \" 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<h4 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>How often will you make a Royal Flush?<\/em><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A Royal Flush is the rarest of all poker hands. The odds of making a Royal Flush out of five random cards from the deck are 649,739:1.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-ccf0183f \" 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<h4 class=\"uagb-question\"><em>What happens when two players have a Royal Flush?<\/em><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>When two players have a Royal Flush, they\u2019ll always split the pot, regardless of the suits. In community card poker variations like Texas Hold\u2019em, it is impossible for two or more players to have a Royal Flush in the same hand.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Royal Flush is the strongest possible hand in poker that can\u2019t lose to any other hand. It is the highest possible straight flush you can get, consisting of Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"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-2533489","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":"Tadas Peckaitis","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitisgmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A Royal Flush is the strongest possible hand in poker that can\u2019t lose to any other hand. 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