Poker Hands are sets of between one and five cards that can be played in Balatro to obtain Chips and Mult for scoring. Each hand also has a level that affects its potency.
In a run, all Hands start at Level 1, and are usually upgraded through Planet cards . Hands can also be upgraded with the Orbital Tag , the Black Hole Spectral card , Burnt Joker , and Space Joker . The level can also be decreased by the The Arm boss blind .
Higher tier hands take precedence over lower tier hands regardless of their level or scoring, for example, if your hand is K K K K 2, and all of them are diamonds, the hand will always be a Four of a Kind and never a Flush.
Generally, only the cards relevant to the hand are scored. All others are unscored. For example, if an Ace is played high with 4 other cards, only the High card base amount and the Ace's values are used for the hand's score. The other cards (up to 4) are just discarded fancily and have no effect. The main exception to this rule is with Splash , which explicitly allows all played cards to score.
Regular Poker Hands [ ]
Base Scoring
Poker Hand
How to Play the Hand
Example
5 Chips x 1 Mult
High Card
When no other hand is possible, the one highest card in your hand. Aces are counted high for this hand.
10 Chips x 2 Mult
Pair
Two cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ.
20 Chips x 2 Mult
Two Pair
Two cards with a matching rank, and two cards with any other matching rank. Suits may differ.
30 Chips x 3 Mult
Three of a Kind
Three cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ.
30 Chips x 4 Mult
Straight
Five cards in consecutive order which are not all from the same suit. Aces can be counted high or low, but not both at once.
35 Chips x 4 Mult
Flush
Five cards of any rank, all from a single suit.
40 Chips x 4 Mult
Full House
Three cards with a matching rank, and two cards with any other matching rank, with cards from two or more suits.
60 Chips x 7 Mult
Four of a Kind
Four cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ.
100 Chips x 8 Mult
Straight Flush
Five cards in consecutive order, all from a single suit.
100 Chips x 8 Mult
Royal Flush
An ace-high Straight Flush formed by playing A K Q J 10 of the same suit.(For most purposes, including Levelling, this is considered to be a Straight Flush.)
Secret Poker Hands [ ]
There are three "secret" Poker Hands that are only possible through adding cards to your deck, or changing existing cards with Consumables or Jokers. These Poker Hands will not appear in the Run Info screen until you've played them at least once, after which they will show up on the info menu, and their respective Planet Cards will be obtainable only during the current run . These Poker Hands will also be upgraded by Black Hole , even before they are unlocked.
Base Scoring
Poker Hand
How to Play the Hand
Example
120 Chips x 12 Mult
Five of a Kind
Five cards with the same rank which are not all the same suit.
140 Chips x 14 Mult
Flush House
Three cards with the same rank, and two cards with the same rank, all from a single suit.
160 Chips x 16 Mult
Flush Five
Five cards with the same rank and same suit.
Trivia [ ]
The exact judgment criteria of a Straight Flush is "any hand which is both a Straight and a Flush". With Four Fingers , it's possible to make a Straight Flush with such cards as 9ā ļø 8ā ļø 7ā„ļø 6ā ļø 3ā ļø. Additionally, a Royal Flush is "a Straight Flush with all cards of rank 10 or higher".
Two Pair and Full House require that the cards are of different ranks. Thus, a Four of a Kind is not considered as including a Two Pair . The same is true for Five of a Kind and Full House .
In other languages [ ]
Regular poker hands
High Card
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
é«ē
Chinese (Traditional)
é«ē
Dutch
High Card
French
Carte Haute
German
High Card
Indonesian
High Card
Italian
Carta piĆ¹ alta
Japanese
ćć¤ć«ć¼ć
Korean
ķģ“ ģ¹“ė
Polish
Wysoka karta
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Carta Alta
Russian
Š”ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ°Ń ŠŗŠ°ŃŃŠ°
Spanish (Spain)
Carta mƔs alta
Spanish (Latin America)
Carta mƔs alta
Pair
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åƹå
Chinese (Traditional)
å°å
Dutch
Pair
French
Paire
German
Paar
Indonesian
Pair
Italian
Coppia
Japanese
ćÆć³ćć¢
Korean
ķģ“
Polish
Para
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Par
Russian
ŠŠ°ŃŠ°
Spanish (Spain)
Pareja
Spanish (Latin America)
Par
Two Pair
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
äø¤åƹ
Chinese (Traditional)
å
©å°
Dutch
Two Pair
French
Double paire
German
Zwei Paare
Indonesian
Two Pair
Italian
Doppia coppia
Japanese
ćć¼ćć¢
Korean
ķ¬ ķģ“
Polish
Dwie pary
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Dois Pares
Russian
ŠŠ²Šµ ŠæŠ°ŃŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Doble pareja
Spanish (Latin America)
Doble par
Three of a Kind
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
äøę”
Chinese (Traditional)
äøę¢
Dutch
Three of a Kind
French
Brelan
German
Drilling
Indonesian
Three of a Kind
Italian
Tris
Japanese
ć¹ćŖć¼ć«ć¼ć
Korean
ķøė¦¬ķ
Polish
TrĆ³jka
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Trinca
Russian
Š”ŠµŃ
Spanish (Spain)
TrĆo
Spanish (Latin America)
Tercia
Straight
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
é”ŗå
Chinese (Traditional)
é å
Dutch
Straight
French
Suite
German
Straight
Indonesian
Straight
Italian
Scala
Japanese
ć¹ćć¬ć¼ć
Korean
ģ¤ķøė ģ“ķø
Polish
Strit
Portuguese (Brazilian)
SequĆŖncia
Russian
Š”ŃŃŠøŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Escalera
Spanish (Latin America)
Escalera
Flush
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åč±
Chinese (Traditional)
åč±
Dutch
Flush
French
Couleur
German
Flush
Indonesian
Flush
Italian
Colore
Japanese
ćć©ćć·ć„
Korean
ķė¬ģ
Polish
Kolor
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Flush
Russian
Š¤Š»ŠµŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Color
Spanish (Latin America)
Color
Full House
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
č«č¦
Chinese (Traditional)
č«č
Dutch
Full House
French
Main pleine
German
Full House
Indonesian
Full House
Italian
Full
Japanese
ćć«ćć¦ć¹
Korean
ķķģ°ģ¤
Polish
Full
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Full House
Russian
Š¤ŃŠ»Š»-Ń
Š°ŃŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Full
Spanish (Latin America)
Full house
Four of a Kind
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åę”
Chinese (Traditional)
åę¢
Dutch
Four of a Kind
French
CarrƩ
German
Vierling
Indonesian
Four of a Kind
Italian
Poker
Japanese
ćć©ć¼ć«ć¼ć
Korean
ķ¬ ģ¹“ė
Polish
Kareta
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Quadra
Russian
ŠŠ°ŃŠµ
Spanish (Spain)
PĆ³ker
Spanish (Latin America)
PĆ³ker
Straight Flush
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åč±é”ŗ
Chinese (Traditional)
åč±é
Dutch
Straight Flush
French
Quinte flush
German
Straight Flush
Indonesian
Straight Flush
Italian
Scala reale
Japanese
ć¹ćć¬ć¼ććć©ćć·ć„
Korean
ģ¤ķøė ģ“ķø ķė¬ģ
Polish
Poker
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Straight Flush
Russian
Š”ŃŃŠøŃ-ŃŠ»ŠµŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Escalera de color
Spanish (Latin America)
Escalera corrida
Royal Flush
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
ē家åč±é”ŗ
Chinese (Traditional)
ē家åč±é
Dutch
Royal Flush
French
Quinte flush royale
German
Royal Flush
Indonesian
Royal Flush
Italian
Scala reale massima
Japanese
ćć¤ć¤ć«ćć©ćć·ć„
Korean
ė”ģ“ ķė¬ģ
Polish
Poker krĆ³lewski
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Royal Flush
Russian
Š¤Š»ŠµŃ-ŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Ń
Spanish (Spain)
Escalera real
Spanish (Latin America)
Escalera real
Secret poker hands
Five of a Kind
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
äŗę”
Chinese (Traditional)
äŗę¢
Dutch
Five of a Kind
French
Cinq cartes identiques
German
FĆ¼nfling
Indonesian
Five of a Kind
Italian
Pokerissimo
Japanese
ćć”ć¤ćć«ć¼ć
Korean
ķģ“ėø ģ¹“ė
Polish
PiÄ
tka
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Five of a Kind
Russian
ŠŃŃŃ Š¾Š“Š½Š¾Š³Š¾ Š²ŠøŠ“Š°
Spanish (Spain)
RepĆ³quer
Spanish (Latin America)
Quintilla
Flush House
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åč±č«č¦
Chinese (Traditional)
åč±č«č
Dutch
Flush House
French
Flush House
German
Flush House
Indonesian
Flush House
Italian
Full colore
Japanese
ćć©ćć·ć„ćć¦ć¹
Korean
ķė¬ģ ķģ°ģ¤
Polish
Garnitur koloru
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Flush House
Russian
Š¤Š»ŠµŃ-Ń
Š°ŃŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Full de color
Spanish (Latin America)
Full de color
Flush Five
Language
Name
Notes
Chinese (Simplified)
åč±äŗę”
Chinese (Traditional)
åč±äŗę¢
Dutch
5 flushes
French
Flush Five
German
Flush Five
Indonesian
Flush Five
Italian
Colore perfetto
Japanese
ćć©ćć·ć„ćć”ć¤ć
Korean
ķė¬ģ ķģ“ėø
Polish
Kolorowa piÄ
tka
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Flush Five
Russian
Š¤Š»ŠµŃ-ŠæŃŃŃ
Spanish (Spain)
Cinco de color
Spanish (Latin America)
Cinco de color
Also See [ ]
Planet Cards