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@ZZ_Tilt There is no 3 of a kind in Royal. The information you have is not correct or incomplete. If we’re talking about a complete hand, after the river, there is no way a hand is 3 of a kind. However, if everyone folds before the river, and the winner shows his/her cards, there is a possibility of 3 of a kind in an incomplete hand. Example: if you have pocket aces and the flop is A-K-Q, you go all in and everyone folds, you show your cards and it’s 3 of a kind. But if you wait until the river, there is no way you will have anything less than a straight. So the ONLY possibility of trips is when everyone folds before the river.

But if you wish to go with this logic, then 1 pair is also possible. If you get A-K for example and the flop is A-Q-J and you go all in and everybody else folds, if you show your cards, you have 1 pair there. These particular cases are not complete hands and depend on everyone folding before the river, therefore should not be considered. 1 pair and 3 of a kind do not exist in Royal Poker. I’m sorry that Wikipedia got it wrong this time.

If you feel like reading and learning more about Royal, I recommend this thread here on Replay, which is much more helpful than Wikipedia: Royal Poker Advice

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