Three of a Kind Defined
Three of a kind is a poker hand comprised of three cards of the same rank, with two other unpaired cards. It beats two pair and one pair, and loses to straights, flushes, and better.
Three of a kind is also known as trips and a set, depending on the nature of the three of a kind. Herein, a set would be referring to a pair in the hole that then picks up a third of the same off the community board, whereas trips refers to a single card in the hole that is then joined by two of the same rank on the board. A set has a slightly higher application value in that it is less likely that the poker online opponent has also flopped the same set, but in showdown both are the same in nature.
The value of three of a kind is determined by the rank of the cards, wherein 9 9 9 would beat 8 8 8, and 10 10 10 would beat 9 9 9, etc. In the event that two poker online players have the same three of a kind, the showdown then goes to the rank of the kicker cards, with the highest value of the kicker prevails over a lower kicker value. 4 4 4 9 8 would therefore beat 4 4 4 8 7, and so on.
