Dear
Mark, I don't play a lot of poker, but at the family
games a controversy over who has the winning full house
hand has been destroying these once peaceful fun games.
For example, there are two full house's, one has three
eights and two aces, the other has three kings and a
pair of threes. My opinion is that the aces prevail
notwithstanding that there are trip kings and only two
aces. I have looked at poker references but these don't
answer the question. Please help us keep peace in the
family. Angelo T.
A
full house (also called a full boat) is poker hand
consisting of three of one rank plus two of another.
As to hand strength, a full house ranks above a flush
and below a four-of-a-kind. A full house is often
identified by the contained three-of-a-kind. For example,
one hand that you described, three kings and two 3s
is often known as kings full, and sometimes more .
specifically
as kings full of 3s. Seeing that a full house
is stated that way, the superior three-of-a-kind
(triplets, tricon, or trio) hand wins, even if
someone is holding a pair of bullets. May peace
now reign at Angelo's table.
Good
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