Re: Why does a flush beat a straight in holdem?
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*Edit* And by connectors I mean cards that can make a straight.
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You can make a straight without any cards in your hand. You can also make 4 card straights. In community card games, you have to take into consideration that the board can play (i.e. have a flush or a straight on it).
My quick math came up with (preflop combinations):
There are 192 directly connected cards, including suited cards. There are 176 one gap cards, including suited cards. Removing suited connectors, you have 144 connectors and 132 one gap cards. There are 312 combinations of suited cards, including connected. Removing suited connectors, there are 268 combinations of suited cards.
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