YAPT: Why are flushes worth so much?

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Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: Kev
It seems like I see flushes more than I see 2 pair, three of a kind, and straights, yet the flush beats them all?

Did they put the flush in the game just to annoy people or something?

I think what you are seeing is that flushes *win* more than two pair, thus skewing your viewpoint. Flushes are less mathematically common, that is why they are the higher rated hand.

And bing was his name-o.

I thought bingo was his name-o?