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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 Burnt Joker, and Space Joker 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 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. Ace of Spades Queen of Diamonds 9 of Diamonds 4 of Clubs 3 of Diamonds
10 Chips x 2 Mult Pair Two cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ. King of Spades 9 of Spades 9 of Diamonds 6 of Hearts 3 of Diamonds
20 Chips x 2 Mult Two Pair Two cards with a matching rank, and two cards with any other matching rank. Suits may differ. Ace of Hearts Ace of Diamonds Queen of Clubs 4 of Hearts 4 of Clubs
30 Chips x 3 Mult Three of a Kind Three cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ. 10 of Spades 10 of Clubs 10 of Diamonds 6 of Hearts 5 of Diamonds
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. Jack of Diamonds 10 of Clubs 9 of Clubs 8 of Spades 7 of Hearts
35 Chips x 4 Mult Flush Five cards of any rank, all from a single suit. Ace of Hearts King of Hearts 10 of Hearts 5 of Hearts 4 of Hearts
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. King of Hearts King of Clubs King of Diamonds 2 of Spades 2 of Diamonds
60 Chips x 7 Mult Four of a Kind Four cards with a matching rank. Suits may differ. Jack of Spades Jack of Hearts Jack of Clubs Jack of Diamonds 3 of Clubs
100 Chips x 8 Mult Straight Flush Five cards in consecutive order, all from a single suit. Queen of Spades Jack of Spades 10 of Spades 9 of Spades 8 of Spades
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.)
Ace of Clubs King of Clubs Queen of Clubs Jack of Clubs 10 of Clubs

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. Ace of Spades Ace of Hearts Ace of Hearts Ace of Clubs Ace of Diamonds
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. 7 of Diamonds 7 of Diamonds 7 of Diamonds 4 of Diamonds 4 of Diamonds
160 Chips x 16 Mult Flush Five Five cards with the same rank and same suit. Ace of Spades Ace of Spades Ace of Spades Ace of Spades Ace of Spades

Trivia[]

  • The exact judgment criteria of a Straight Flush is "any hand which is both a Straight and a Flush". With Four Fingers 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) 高ē‰Œ
Chinese (Traditional) 高ē‰Œ
Dutch High Card
French Carte Haute
German High Card
Indonesian High Card
Italian Carta piĆ¹ alta
Japanese ćƒć‚¤ć‚«ćƒ¼ćƒ‰
Korean ķ•˜ģ“ ģ¹“ė“œ
Polish Wysoka karta
Portuguese (Brazilian) Carta Alta
Russian Š”тŠ°Ń€ŃˆŠ°Ń ŠŗŠ°Ń€Ń‚Š°
Spanish (Spain) Carta mƔs alta
Spanish (Latin America) Carta mƔs alta
Pair
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) åƹ子
Chinese (Traditional) 對子
Dutch Pair
French Paire
German Paar
Indonesian Pair
Italian Coppia
Japanese ćƒÆćƒ³ćƒšć‚¢
Korean ķŽ˜ģ–“
Polish Para
Portuguese (Brazilian) Par
Russian ŠŸŠ°Ń€Š°
Spanish (Spain) Pareja
Spanish (Latin America) Par
Two Pair
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) äø¤åƹ
Chinese (Traditional) 兩對
Dutch Two Pair
French Double paire
German Zwei Paare
Indonesian Two Pair
Italian Doppia coppia
Japanese ćƒ„ćƒ¼ćƒšć‚¢
Korean ķˆ¬ ķŽ˜ģ–“
Polish Dwie pary
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dois Pares
Russian Š”Š²Šµ ŠæŠ°Ń€Ń‹
Spanish (Spain) Doble pareja
Spanish (Latin America) Doble par
Three of a Kind
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) äø‰ę”
Chinese (Traditional) äø‰ę¢
Dutch Three of a Kind
French Brelan
German Drilling
Indonesian Three of a Kind
Italian Tris
Japanese ć‚¹ćƒŖćƒ¼ć‚«ćƒ¼ćƒ‰
Korean ķŠøė¦¬ķ”Œ
Polish TrĆ³jka
Portuguese (Brazilian) Trinca
Russian Š”ŠµŃ‚
Spanish (Spain) TrĆ­o
Spanish (Latin America) Tercia
Straight
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) é”ŗ子
Chinese (Traditional) 順子
Dutch Straight
French Suite
German Straight
Indonesian Straight
Italian Scala
Japanese ć‚¹ćƒˆćƒ¬ćƒ¼ćƒˆ
Korean ģŠ¤ķŠøė ˆģ“ķŠø
Polish Strit
Portuguese (Brazilian) SequĆŖncia
Russian Š”трŠøт
Spanish (Spain) Escalera
Spanish (Latin America) Escalera
Flush
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) åŒčŠ±
Chinese (Traditional) åŒčŠ±
Dutch Flush
French Couleur
German Flush
Indonesian Flush
Italian Colore
Japanese ćƒ•ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚·ćƒ„
Korean ķ”ŒėŸ¬ģ‹œ
Polish Kolor
Portuguese (Brazilian) Flush
Russian Š¤Š»ŠµŃˆ
Spanish (Spain) Color
Spanish (Latin America) Color
Full House
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) 葫芦
Chinese (Traditional) č‘«č˜†
Dutch Full House
French Main pleine
German Full House
Indonesian Full House
Italian Full
Japanese ćƒ•ćƒ«ćƒć‚¦ć‚¹
Korean ķ’€ķ•˜ģš°ģŠ¤
Polish Full
Portuguese (Brazilian) Full House
Russian Š¤ŃƒŠ»Š»-хŠ°ŃƒŃ
Spanish (Spain) Full
Spanish (Latin America) Full house
Four of a Kind
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) å››ę”
Chinese (Traditional) å››ę¢
Dutch Four of a Kind
French CarrƩ
German Vierling
Indonesian Four of a Kind
Italian Poker
Japanese ćƒ•ć‚©ćƒ¼ć‚«ćƒ¼ćƒ‰
Korean ķ¬ ģ¹“ė“œ
Polish Kareta
Portuguese (Brazilian) Quadra
Russian ŠšŠ°Ń€Šµ
Spanish (Spain) PĆ³ker
Spanish (Latin America) PĆ³ker
Straight Flush
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) åŒčŠ±é”ŗ
Chinese (Traditional) åŒčŠ±é †
Dutch Straight Flush
French Quinte flush
German Straight Flush
Indonesian Straight Flush
Italian Scala reale
Japanese ć‚¹ćƒˆćƒ¬ćƒ¼ćƒˆćƒ•ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚·ćƒ„
Korean ģŠ¤ķŠøė ˆģ“ķŠø ķ”ŒėŸ¬ģ‹œ
Polish Poker
Portuguese (Brazilian) Straight Flush
Russian Š”трŠøт-фŠ»ŠµŃˆ
Spanish (Spain) Escalera de color
Spanish (Latin America) Escalera corrida
Royal Flush
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) ēš‡å®¶åŒčŠ±é”ŗ
Chinese (Traditional) ēš‡å®¶åŒčŠ±é †
Dutch Royal Flush
French Quinte flush royale
German Royal Flush
Indonesian Royal Flush
Italian Scala reale massima
Japanese ćƒ­ć‚¤ćƒ¤ćƒ«ćƒ•ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚·ćƒ„
Korean ė”œģ—“ ķ”ŒėŸ¬ģ‹œ
Polish Poker krĆ³lewski
Portuguese (Brazilian) Royal Flush
Russian Š¤Š»ŠµŃˆ-рŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŒ
Spanish (Spain) Escalera real
Spanish (Latin America) Escalera real

Secret poker hands

Five of a Kind
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) äŗ”ę”
Chinese (Traditional) äŗ”ę¢
Dutch Five of a Kind
French Cinq cartes identiques
German FĆ¼nfling
Indonesian Five of a Kind
Italian Pokerissimo
Japanese ćƒ•ć‚”ć‚¤ćƒ–ć‚«ćƒ¼ćƒ‰
Korean ķŒŒģ“ėøŒ ģ¹“ė“œ
Polish Piątka
Portuguese (Brazilian) Five of a Kind
Russian ŠŸŃŃ‚ŃŒ Š¾Š“Š½Š¾Š³Š¾ Š²ŠøŠ“Š°
Spanish (Spain) RepĆ³quer
Spanish (Latin America) Quintilla
Flush House
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) åŒčŠ±č‘«čŠ¦
Chinese (Traditional) åŒčŠ±č‘«č˜†
Dutch Flush House
French Flush House
German Flush House
Indonesian Flush House
Italian Full colore
Japanese ćƒ•ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚·ćƒ„ćƒć‚¦ć‚¹
Korean ķ”ŒėŸ¬ģ‹œ ķ•˜ģš°ģŠ¤
Polish Garnitur koloru
Portuguese (Brazilian) Flush House
Russian Š¤Š»ŠµŃˆ-хŠ°ŃƒŃ
Spanish (Spain) Full de color
Spanish (Latin America) Full de color
Flush Five
Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) åŒčŠ±äŗ”ę”
Chinese (Traditional) åŒčŠ±äŗ”ę¢
Dutch 5 flushes
French Flush Five
German Flush Five
Indonesian Flush Five
Italian Colore perfetto
Japanese ćƒ•ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚·ćƒ„ćƒ•ć‚”ć‚¤ćƒ–
Korean ķ”ŒėŸ¬ģ‹œ ķŒŒģ“ėøŒ
Polish Kolorowa piątka
Portuguese (Brazilian) Flush Five
Russian Š¤Š»ŠµŃˆ-Šæять
Spanish (Spain) Cinco de color
Spanish (Latin America) Cinco de color

Also See[]

Planet Cards

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