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A 3-card hand made entirely of face cards (J, Q, K), commonly treated as a special high hand in Bài Cào-style rulesets.
In Liêng point logic, a very weak 0-point hand state often requiring fold discipline unless bluff leverage is exceptional.
A hand made of one three-of-a-kind plus one pair. Cù lũ is a high-value Mậu Binh hand that typically beats flush and straight.
Five cards of the same suit that are not in consecutive order in poker. Ranks below a Full House and above a Straight.
A poker hand containing four cards of the same rank plus one unmatched card. Ranks below a Straight Flush and above a Full House.
A poker hand consisting of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank (e.g., K-K-K-7-7). Ranks below Four of a Kind and above a Flush.
The lowest poker hand ranking, determined by the highest single card when no other hand combination is made. Ace-high is the strongest high card.
The named straight-ranking hand in Liêng. It outranks point-only holdings and sits below sáp in many rule sets.
A house-rule Liêng hand where all three cards are consecutive and of the same suit; it usually ranks above a regular Liêng.
In Mậu Binh, a hand with no pair, no straight, and no flush. Mậu thầu is the weakest basic hand rank and is often placed in the front limb.
A poker hand containing two cards of the same rank plus three unmatched cards. Ranks below Two Pair and above High Card.
The highest-ranking poker hand: Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10 all of the same suit. Unbeatable in standard poker hand rankings.
Another regional naming usage for three-of-a-kind in Liêng contexts. It overlaps conceptually with 'sáp' depending on table vocabulary.
Three cards of the same rank, such as 8-8-8. In Mậu Binh, sám cô is a key building block for strong middle or back limbs.
Three-of-a-kind ranking in Xì Tố hand ordering. This hand usually outranks two pair and below in standard comparison logic.
A sequence of consecutive card ranks. Sảnh is a foundational ranking concept in Tiến Lên, Mậu Binh, and many Vietnamese poker-like games.
A Royal Flush in Vietnamese card game terminology — the highest possible hand consisting of A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit. Extremely rare and typically unbeatable.
In Liêng, sáp means three cards of the same rank, such as 7-7-7. This is one of the strongest possible 3-card holdings.
Five consecutive cards of mixed suits in poker. An Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (5-4-3-2-A) but cannot wrap around.
Five consecutive cards of the same suit in poker. Ranks below a Royal Flush and above Four of a Kind.
A poker hand containing three cards of the same rank plus two unmatched cards. A 'set' uses two hole cards; 'trips' uses one hole card.
A two-pair hand ranking used in Mậu Binh and Xì Tố ranking discussions. Strength depends on the higher pair then lower pair.
A five-card hand where all cards share the same suit. In Mậu Binh ranking order, a flush beats a straight but loses to stronger made hands.
Five consecutive cards of the same suit. This is one of the strongest hand rankings in Mậu Binh and many poker-style Vietnamese card games.
Four of a Kind in Vietnamese card game terminology — four cards of the same rank. In Mậu Binh, placing this in the back hand guarantees a bonus payout.
A poker hand containing two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and one unmatched card. Ranks below Three of a Kind.