if you have an "open ended" straight you have 8 cards to complete the straight...but if your four suited you have 9 cards to complete the flush
2006-06-08 11:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by LoSeR 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
You're assuming you have four cards in question. If you are starting from 0 cards, statistically speaking you are more likely to pick 5 unsuited cards in numerical order (a straight) than you are to pick 5 cards out of a single suit (a flush). The less likely a hand is, the more it is "worth".
2006-06-08 11:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by -j. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it is harder to get a flush than a straight.
However there is one interesting twist in the game 3 card poker. In 3 card poker, the straight ranks higher than the flush because it is harder to get the straight in 3 card poker.
2006-06-09 11:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by Josie G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c a flush is more specific than a straight. just think about it for a while.
2006-06-08 18:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Shhhhh! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its kinda harder to get 5 cards with the same suit than it is to get 5 cards with...a straight. there's only 14 cards of the same suit....argh, i'm getin confused
2006-06-08 19:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by armyfreak35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋