Re: one of those things you think about when tipsy....
I think it's really because there's only one possible way to have quads. The reason 3 of a kind has different names is because there are two different ways to have 3 of a kind. You can either have trips(1 from your hand, 2 from the board) or you can have a set(2 in your hand, 1 from the board and much more powerful, since no one else can possibly have the same 3 of a kind)
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