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A poker hand such as Q♠ J♠ 10♠ 9♠ 8♠, which contains five cards in rank sequence, all of the same suit. Ranks above all other poker hands (unless /Wild cards are used, in which case it ranks below /Five of a kind).
Two such hands are compared by their high card in the same way as are /Straights, and the same /Wild card rules apply as for straights. The ace rule also applies: 5♦ 4♦ 3♦ 2♦ A♦ is a 5-high straight flush. An ace-high straight flush such as A♣ K♣ Q♣ J♣ 10♣ is often called a royal flush, and is the highest ranking poker hand possible without wild cards.
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