Boat
A boat is another name for a full house.
The simple explanation
A boat is another name for a full house: three cards of one rank and two of another. Three kings and two queens is a boat, often said as 'kings full of queens'. It is a very strong hand, beaten only by four of a kind, a straight flush and a royal flush.
A closer look
When two players have a boat, the one with the higher three of a kind wins; the pair matters only if the three of a kind is the same. In hold'em, a boat often comes from a pair on the board, which means other players can have the same trips and a better pair. Because it is so strong, the main skill with a boat is to extract value and to avoid walking into a bigger one.
A practical example
A player holds K♥ K♦ on a board of K♠ Q♣ Q♦ 4♥ 2♠ and makes kings full of queens, a boat.
Full explanation
A boat is another name for a full house.
A boat is the nickname for a full house. The hand consists of three cards of one rank and two of another, such as three kings and two queens.
It is a very strong hand in most games. In hold’em only four of a kind, a straight flush and a royal flush beat it. It is called a boat, and a full house is said as ‘kings full of queens’ or ‘kings over queens’.
When two players have full houses, the higher three of a kind wins. Only if both have the same three of a kind does the pair decide.
A boat is not unbeatable. A paired board gives several players the chance to make a full house, and a larger one can beat yours.
A full house
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN) and posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player B posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of clubs (Ac)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB QQueen of hearts (Qh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6 before the flop.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of clubs (Ac)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB QQueen of hearts (Qh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 12 chips
Player B calls. Each player has put in 6 chips.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of clubs (Ac)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB QQueen of hearts (Qh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Flop · Pot: 12 chips
Player B holds a pair of queens, and the flop brings a third queen and a pair of sevens. Three queens and two sevens are a full house.
Board: QQueen of clubs (Qc)77 of spades (7s)77 of diamonds (7d)
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of clubs (Ac)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
- Player B BB QQueen of hearts (Qh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.