Poker/Three of a kind

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A poker hand such as 2♦ 2♠ 2♥ K♠ 6♠, which contains three cards of the same rank, plus two unmatched cards. Also called "trips", or "a set". Ranks above /Two pair and below a /Straight.

Between two such hands, the hand with the higher ranking matched set wins. If both have the same matched set (this is possible only in games with /Wild cards or /Community cards), then the /Kickers are compared to break the tie.

Examples:

• 8♠ 8♥ 8♦ 5♠ 3♣ ("three eights" or "trip eights") defeats 5♣ 5♥ 5♦ Q♦ 10♣ ("three fives")
• 8♠ 8♥ 8♦ A♣ 2♦ ("three eights, ace kicker") defeats 8♠ 8♥ 8♦ 5♠ 3♣ ("three eights, five, three")