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♠
Rake (poker) is the prevalent method of collecting rake in online poker. The fee is placed on the dealer button each hand by the player in that position, and taken in by the dealer before any cards are dealt. Time collection (also "timed rake" or "table charge") is a set fee collected (typically) every half-hour during the game. This form of rake is collected in one of two ways: Time rakes are generally reserved for higher limit games ($10–$20 and above). The fee per hand is a fixed rate and does not vary based on the size of the pot. The above