A flush is a poker hand containing five cards all of the same suit, but not in a ranked sequence. A flush beats a straight and three of a kind but loses to a full house, four of a kind, and higher.

The value of a flush is defined in showdown by the high card in the order. A flush with an ace as the high card would beat a flush of any other suit with the high card of a king or lower. In the event that the hands both have the same high card, the showdown then compares the second highest, the third highest, the fourth, and fifth, until one of the hands demonstrates a higher card in rank than the other. The winning flush, then, is awarded the pot. If both poker players have the same value of flush cards for all five cards, they are tied and will therefore split the pot.

The value of a flush often is demoted in betting during play when the board becomes paired, as this makes the possibility of a full house (though it does not necessarily meant that the other player has a flush).

The odds of being dealt a flush in a five card hand of poker is 0.2%.

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