Example 5-Card Straight:
10♦
♦
10♦
9♠
♠
9♠
8♣
♣
8♣
7♥
♥
7♥
6♦
♦
6♦
Rank Position: #6 of 10
5-Card Probability: 0.3925% (1 in 254)
7-Card Probability: 4.62% (1 in 22)
Unique Combos: 10,200
✓ What Straight Beats
Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card.
✗ What Straight Loses To
Flush and all higher hands.
How Straight Tiebreakers Work
The straight with the higher top card wins. An Ace can be high (10-J-Q-K-A) or low (A-2-3-4-5). Straights cannot wrap around.
Strategic Considerations
Straights are strong hands, but beware of paired boards (which bring full house possibilities) or boards with 3 cards of the same suit (flush danger).