Three of a kind or a four-card flush?
Dealt 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ 2♠ 5♠ in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Here is the correct play and exactly what the alternative costs.
Short answer
Hold the three of a kind. the three of a kind 4.30 vs the flush draw 0.32. The other play costs 3.99 credits per coin in expected value. Small per hand, real over thousands of hands.
Three of a kind is a made hand worth far more than a four-card flush. Keep the trips.
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Three of a kind or a four-card flush?
Hold the three of a kind, worth 4.30 per coin versus 0.32 for the alternative. Three of a kind is a made hand worth far more than a four-card flush. Keep the trips.
Is this the same on every machine?
These figures are 9/6 Jacks or Better. The order holds across most Jacks or Better tables; bonus and Deuces Wild games can change close calls. Match your machine on the strategy pages.