Example 5-Card Straight Flush:
9♥
♥
9♥
8♥
♥
8♥
7♥
♥
7♥
6♥
♥
6♥
5♥
♥
5♥
Rank Position: #2 of 10
5-Card Probability: 0.00139% (1 in 72,193)
7-Card Probability: 0.0279% (1 in 3,590)
Unique Combos: 36
✓ What Straight Flush Beats
Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, and all lower hands.
✗ What Straight Flush Loses To
Royal Flush, or a higher Straight Flush.
How Straight Flush Tiebreakers Work
The Straight Flush with the higher rank card wins (e.g. 9-8-7-6-5 beats 8-7-6-5-4). An Ace can also lead a 5-high straight flush (A-2-3-4-5, known as the Steel Wheel).
Strategic Considerations
A Straight Flush is almost always the nuts. Watch out only when an opponent could have a higher straight flush on the same board.