Hearts vs. Poker Hand Rankings
Comparing 2 standards across 22 specifications. 22 key differences identified.
Hearts is an evasion-style trick-taking card game for 4 individual players where the objective is to avoid scoring penalty points. Each Heart card taken in tricks counts as 1 penalty point, and the Queen of Spades counts as 13 penalty points. If a single player takes all 26 penalty points in one hand ('Shoots the Moon'), all opponents receive 26 points instead.
Poker hand rankings define the universal hierarchy of 5-card hands in poker standards, ranging from Royal Flush (1 in 649,740) down to High Card. Flushes beat Straights, Full Houses beat Flushes, and Four of a Kind beats Full Houses. Ties are broken by the highest ranked cards within the combination, followed by kickers.
Specification Comparison Table
22 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
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Total Players
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4 individual play | — |
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Deck Size
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52 cards (13 dealt per player) | — |
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Hearts Penalty Value
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1 point per Heart card (13 total) | — |
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Queen of Spades Value
|
13 penalty points (Black Maria) | — |
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Total Points Per Hand
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26 penalty points | — |
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Shooting the Moon Bonus
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0 pts (or -26) to shooter, +26 to all opponents | — |
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Game Ending Threshold
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100 points (lowest score wins) | — |
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Passing Rotation (4 Rounds)
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Left -> Right -> Across -> No Passing | — |
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Opening Lead Card
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2 of Clubs (2♣) mandatory first lead | — |
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Governing Standard
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— | WSOP / Poker TDA |
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Standard Deck Size
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— | 52 cards (no jokers) |
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Total 5-Card Combinations
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— | 2,598,960 possible hands |
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1. Royal Flush Odds
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— | 1 in 649,740 (0.000154%) 4 combinations |
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2. Straight Flush Odds
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— | 1 in 72,193 (0.00139%) 36 combinations |
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3. Four of a Kind Odds
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— | 1 in 4,165 (0.0240%) 624 combinations |
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4. Full House Odds
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— | 1 in 694 (0.1441%) 3,744 combinations |
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5. Flush Odds
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— | 1 in 508 (0.1965%) 5,108 combinations |
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6. Straight Odds
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— | 1 in 254 (0.3925%) 10,200 combinations |
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7. Three of a Kind Odds
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— | 1 in 47.3 (2.1128%) 54,912 combinations |
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8. Two Pair Odds
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— | 1 in 21.0 (4.7539%) 123,552 combinations |
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9. One Pair Odds
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— | 1 in 2.37 (42.2569%) 1,098,240 combinations |
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10. High Card Odds
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— | 1 in 1.99 (50.1177%) 1,302,540 combinations |