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Which hand has the higher category?
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Answer: B. B is a trail; A is a pure sequence. Category comes before the individual card ranks.
Which pair hand ranks higher?
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Answer: B. Compare the pair first. Nines outrank eights; the ace does not overturn the pair comparison.
Which colour hand ranks higher?
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Answer: A. The aces tie. Compare the second rank: queen outranks jack.
Under the A-2-3-first convention, which normal sequence comes first?
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Answer: B. This question explicitly puts A-2-3 first. A different ace convention would change this comparison.
Which hand is a pure sequence?
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Answer: A. A is consecutive and shares one suit. B is a normal sequence.
A repeatable comparison method
- Name the category. Check matching ranks, consecutive ranks and shared suits.
- Compare within the category. For pairs, the pair comes before the spare card. For colour or high card, compare from the highest rank down.
- State the rule. Ace ordering and special-mode rules should be explicit before a disputed comparison.
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