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Flush (cards)

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The general meaning of the word flush is fullness or abundance, as there are similar meaning words in Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish. The words origin is 'fluxus' in Latin, which means 'flow'.
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of cards in unbroken sequence of ranks. Flushes are one of the types of scoring hand in poker.
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Nut flush: any flush which it is impossible for another player at the table to beat.
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Royal flush: an ace high straight flush, the highest possible straight flush
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Certain games recognise different types of flush. For example, in
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Straight flush: 5 consecutive cards of the same suit
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Queen of hearts
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