Ahem...A straight does not beat a full house.
And again...
A STRAIGHT DOES NOT BEAT A FULL HOUSE.
Seriously, if you want to do a poker-based story, it's kind of important to actually know the rankings of poker hands.
From the back-up story in this week's Detective Comics #5.
Why did the artist draw the king as a heart instead of a spade? A straight flush beats almost anything.
ReplyDeleteThe new 52: They didn't just reboot the characters! They rewrote the rules!!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...52 cards in a deck...
ReplyDeleteI thought about the 52 cards...The guy raking in the pot, does he have illuion powers or something? "Push" suggestion powers, to make that king a spade? I didn't read the story. Does this mean King Of Hearts will battle Hellspont?
ReplyDeleteIt's actually not a full house... it's four of a kind... the "J" on the under cards is for the Joker... which was denoted as being wild earlier in the comic (and if they were jacks, they would have suit designators under the Js)...
ReplyDeleteSo, the only thing that would beat it would be a Straight Flush...
Stephen--no powers, but he was a cheater, having cards stuffed up his sleeve. Which means he despite cheating, he still had the lower hand (and thought he won).
ReplyDeleteAnon--Actually, if they were jokers, that would be 5 of a kind, because he had both. 5 aces would beat even a straight flush. So, our guy lost even bigger. And again, the scene makes no sense.
Of course, they could have been playing some from of lo-ball (lowest hand wins). But who wouldn't fold in that game with a straight, full house, or 5 of a kind?