Three Flush
A three flush is three cards of the same suit. It can be a hand with three suited cards, or a flop with three cards of one suit.
The simple explanation
If three of your cards are of one suit, you have a three flush. On a flop with three suited cards, it is called a monotone flop.
A closer look
In Hold'em, a three flush on the board means that a player with two cards of the suit has a flush. In stud, a three flush on third street is a drawing hand. The word is also used for the third street starting hand with three suited cards.
A practical example
The flop is 9♠ 6♠ 2♠. It is a three flush, and a player with two spades has a flush.
Full explanation
A three flush is three cards of the same suit. It can be a hand with three suited cards, or a flop with three cards of one suit.
A three flush is three cards of the same suit.
On the flop, it is a monotone board.
It needs two more cards for a flush.
It is a drawing hand in stud.
Alternative spelling: three-flush, 3-flush, 3 flush
A monotone board
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 hearts (Ah)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB QQueen of spades (Qs)JJack of spades (Js) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6 before the flop.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB QQueen of spades (Qs)JJack of spades (Js) · 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 hearts (Ah)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB QQueen of spades (Qs)JJack of spades (Js) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Flop · Pot: 12 chips
All three flop cards are spades. A flop with only one suit is a monotone board, and anyone with two spades already has a flush.
Board: 99 of spades (9s)66 of spades (6s)22 of spades (2s)
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)KKing of diamonds (Kd) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
- Player B BB QQueen of spades (Qs)JJack of spades (Js) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.