Why does a flush beat a straight?

[PantsOnFire]

Another thing that throws a lot of people off is the fact that there are usually more flushes as made hands in holdem than straights.

I can think of at least two solid reasons for this. One is the simple fact that lots of players like two suited cards. And they also don't like laying down a four flush hand. The other is that a lot of draws to straights are inside draws and these are given up very often.

[mistere45]

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Another thing that throws a lot of people off is the fact that there are usually more flushes as made hands in holdem than straights.


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Statements like this made as though it were fact is what is annoying to me. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[RustyBrooks]

For real.

From my pokertracker database:
straight: 3.44%
flush: 2.24%

How about that.

[zan nen]

Besides the deal about odds with 5 cards vs 7, maybe it is worth noting that a flush is easier to spot on the board than a straight.