Aces Full
Aces full is a full house made of three aces and a pair of another rank.
The simple explanation
Aces full is a full house with three aces and a pair of another rank, such as three aces and two kings. It is the strongest possible full house and loses only to four of a kind and straight flushes. Spoken, the hand is called 'aces full of kings'.
A closer look
When two full houses meet, the three of a kind decides first and the pair only if the trips are equal. Aces full of twos therefore beats kings full of queens. On a paired board it is possible for several players to have a full house, so the pair matters. Aces full is a hand worth betting for value, since few hands call and lose to it, but one with four of a kind on the board needs care.
A practical example
You hold A♠ A♥ and the flop is A♦ K♣ K♠. You have aces full of kings.
Full explanation
Aces full is a full house made of three aces and a pair of another rank.
Aces full, or aces full of something, is a full house made of three aces and a pair. The pair gives the rest of the name: aces full of kings means three aces and two kings.
It is the best full house. Only four of a kind, a straight flush or a royal flush beat it.
Full houses are compared by the three of a kind first and then by the pair.
In practice, aces full usually wins, and the skill is to win the largest pot with it.
Aces full of sevens
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
A uses the two aces in hand and the ace on the board for three aces, plus the pair of sevens. That is aces full of sevens.
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).
- Flop · Pot: 12 chips
A uses the two aces in hand and the ace on the board for three aces, plus the pair of sevens. That is aces full of sevens.
Board: AAce of hearts (Ah)77 of spades (7s)77 of diamonds (7d)
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of clubs (Ac)AAce of diamonds (Ad) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
- Player B BB KKing of hearts (Kh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.