I Luv Suits trainer
Dealer qualifies with a 3-card 9-high flush
Deal a hand to see your exact odds against every hand the dealer could hold.
Paytables
Flush Rush your longest flush
House edge: 5.30%.
Super Flush Rush suited cards in a row
House edge: 6.35%, with the ace high or low.
Main game: Ante and Play pay 1 to 1. House edge 2.71% per Ante, exact with the book's strategy.
Independently calculated odds. Every figure here is counted exactly from all possible deals for the rules and payouts shown; your casino's may differ. Payouts vary by table: each side bet's house edge covers only that bet and the paytable shown. How our odds are calculated
Count your suits: the longest flush wins
I Luv Suits deals you seven cards. Pairs and straights don't count: your hand is your longest flush, and the more suited cards you hold, the more you can bet.
Fold, play or raise
The dealer qualifies with a three-card 9-high flush. We counted every one of the 133,784,560 hands you could hold against all 45,379,620 hands the dealer could hold. This short strategy gives a 2.71% house edge per Ante, within 0.05% of perfect play.
Always bet the most you can with five or more suited. 2x beats 1x on every five-card flush, and 3x is the best bet on every six or seven.
10-high is the close call. With a 10-high three-card flush, the right play depends on your other four cards, because they decide how easily the dealer can make a flush. The 10-9 line is the best simple rule we found, and it costs 0.05% per Ante against perfect play. Two refinements help a little: holding two three-card flushes, fold 10-high; otherwise the line drops to about 10-8-5. The trainer teaches 10-9, and on 10-high hands it also counts the exactly better play as right.
Pairs mean nothing. Three aces in three different suits add nothing; your hand is still just its longest flush. Count suits, not ranks.
Decision drill
Flash hands near the line: three-card flushes with a 9, 10 or jack on top, plus random hands. Get ten in a row and you are ready.
How a hand plays
- Bet the AnteFlush Rush and Super Flush Rush are optional side bets.
- Seven cards eachYou see yours; the dealer's are face down.
- Fold or playFolding loses the Ante. Playing puts up a Play bet of 1x the Ante, up to 2x with five suited, or up to 3x with six or seven.
- The dealer qualifies with a three-card 9-high flushIf not, your Ante pays 1 to 1 and the Play bet pushes.
- ShowdownThe longest flush wins; at equal length, the highest card in the flush, then the next. Ante and Play pay 1 to 1, and identical flushes push.
Flush odds
How long your longest flush is, out of seven cards. Exact over all 133,784,560 hands.
| Longest flush | Chance | About 1 in | Play bet | Flush Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven suited | 0.005% | 19,491 | up to 3x | 100 to 1 |
| Six suited | 0.20% | 500 | up to 3x | 20 to 1 |
| Five suited | 2.85% | 35 | up to 2x | 10 to 1 |
| Four suited | 19.54% | 5.1 | 1x | 2 to 1 |
| Three suited | 58.96% | 1.7 | 1x or fold | loses |
| Two suited | 18.45% | 5.4 | fold | loses |
Flush Rush and Super Flush Rush
Both side bets pay on your seven cards alone, whatever the dealer holds, and both cost more than the main game.
| Bet | Wins when | Top payout | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flush Rush | Four or more of one suit | 100 to 1 | 5.30% |
| Super Flush Rush | Three or more of one suit in a row | 500 to 1 | 6.35% |
The ace plays high or low in Super Flush Rush here, so A-2-3 and Q-K-A both count as three in a row. If your casino plays the ace high only, the edge is different.
Side bets and folding. The trainer pays both side bets on your cards even when you fold, because they don't depend on the dealer. House rules vary; check the rules card at your table.
Read the felt. Some tables add a progressive. We don't model it.
At the table
- Sort by suitGroup your seven cards by suit as soon as you pick them up. The trainer sorts them for you, longest suit first.
- Count, then look at the top cardThe length of your longest suit decides almost everything; the top cards matter only for three-card flushes.
- Bet the most with five or moreA five-card flush is worth 2x and six or seven is worth 3x. Don't leave it at 1x.
- Budget for the Play betYou play about two hands in three. Bring about 30 to 40 Antes for a session.
- Ties are rareTwo flushes have to match card for card to push.
- Check the table versionPayouts and rules vary by casino; the rules card on the table is what counts.
Mistakes that cost real money
- Playing two-card flushesWithout three of one suit, always fold.
- Playing weak three-card flushesBelow 10-9, the dealer qualifies too often. Fold them.
- Betting 1x with five suitedBet the full 2x; with six or seven, the full 3x.
- Counting pairsRanks only matter inside your best flush.