Poker probability pair. Note that since suits have no relative value in poker, two hands can be considered identical if one hand can be transformed into the other by swapping suits. For example, the hand 3♣ 7♣ 8♣ Q♠ A♠ is identical to 3♦ 7♦ 8♦ Q♥ A♥ because replacing all of the clubs in the first hand with diamonds and all of the spades with hearts produces the second hand. So eliminating identical hands that ignore relative suit values, there are only 134,459 distinct hands. The number of distinct poker hands is even smaller. For example, 3♣ 7♣ 8♣ Q♠ A♠
Cheating in poker Cheating in poker Cheating in poker is any behavior outside the rules that is intended to give an unfair advantage to one or more players. Cheating can be done many ways, including collusion, sleight-of-hand (such as bottom dealing or stacking the deck), or the use of physical objects such as marked cards or holdout devices. Cheating occurs in both friendly games and casinos. Cheats may operate alone, or may operate in teams or small groups. Following is a list of terms used to categorize specific card cheats: The easiest and most common types of cheating require no skill of manipulation,