Example 5-Card Three of a Kind (Trips / Set):
Q♥
♥
Q♥
Q♦
♦
Q♦
Q♠
♠
Q♠
A♦
♦
A♦
4♣
♣
4♣
Rank Position: #7 of 10
5-Card Probability: 2.1128% (1 in 47)
7-Card Probability: 4.83% (1 in 21)
Unique Combos: 54,912
✓ What Three of a Kind (Trips / Set) Beats
Two Pair, One Pair, High Card.
✗ What Three of a Kind (Trips / Set) Loses To
Straight and all higher hands.
How Three of a Kind (Trips / Set) Tiebreakers Work
Higher three of a kind wins (e.g. Three Queens beats Three Jacks). If the trips are identical, the highest kicker card decides.
Strategic Considerations
Flopping a "Set" (a pocket pair hitting a third matching card on board) is one of the most profitable situations in Texas Hold'em because it is disguised.