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A flush is a hand of playing cards where all cards are of the same suit. There are different types of flush, including straight, where the flush is formed from a run of cards in unbroken sequence of ranks. Flushes are one of the types of scoring hand in poker.




Etymology


The general meaning of the word flush is fullness or abundance, as there are similar meaning words in Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish. The words origin is 'fluxus' in Latin, which means 'flow'.




Types of flush



Certain games recognise different types of flush. For example, in poker, there are the following:

Flush: any 5 cards of the same suit
Straight flush: 5 consecutive cards of the same suit
Royal flush: an ace high straight flush, the highest possible straight flush
Nut flush: any flush which it is impossible for another player at the table to beat.




Examples






See also


Glossary of card game terms
Flush (poker)
List of poker hands




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