{"id":32575,"date":"2026-05-05T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com?p=32575"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:52:15","slug":"poker-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/poker-suit","title":{"rendered":"Do Card Suits Matter in Japanese Poker? How to Determine the Winner When Hands Are Tied"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swell-block-balloon\"><div class=\"c-balloon -bln-left\" data-col=\"yellow\"><div class=\"c-balloon__icon -circle\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/\u30c1\u30c3\u30d5\u309a\u541b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-balloon__iconImg\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\"><\/div><div class=\"c-balloon__body -speaking -border-none\"><div class=\"c-balloon__text\">\n<p>Poker has hand and number strength, but do card suits (symbols) matter too?<\/p>\n<span class=\"c-balloon__shapes\"><span class=\"c-balloon__before\"><\/span><span class=\"c-balloon__after\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-balloon\"><div class=\"c-balloon -bln-right\" data-col=\"yellow\"><div class=\"c-balloon__icon -circle\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/\u30b1\u30a4\u3055\u3093.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-balloon__iconImg\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\"><\/div><div class=\"c-balloon__body -speaking -border-none\"><div class=\"c-balloon__text\">\n<p>Basically they don&#8217;t! However, in Japan there is a strength order for card suits, and Spades are the strongest. <strong>When hands are tied, suits may be used to determine the winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<span class=\"c-balloon__shapes\"><span class=\"c-balloon__before\"><\/span><span class=\"c-balloon__after\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Japan, suits can be used to determine the winner when the same hand or same numbers are in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article explains the strength of suits in poker, hand strength rankings, how to determine the winner when the same hand is played, and what happens in online poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box\"><div class=\"cap_box_ttl\"><span><strong>Article Summary<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cap_box_content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>In Japan, <span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">Spades are considered the strongest suit<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overseas, <span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">card suits are not considered important<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">Winners are determined by number and hand strength<\/span>; if tied, it is a draw<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/online-poker-ranking\"><strong>online poker<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a tied hand results in a draw<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prioritize <span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">hands and numbers<\/span> over suits<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If you want to get better at poker, &#8220;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/kkpoker-entry\"><strong>KK Poker (KKPoker)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8221; \u2014 offering a <span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">no deposit bonus worth up to $45 <\/span>\u2014 is recommended!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box is-style-onborder_ttl2\" data-colset=\"col3\"><div class=\"cap_box_ttl\"><span><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-l\">Site Exclusive! 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Types, History, and Hand Strength Fully Explained<\/a>!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Card Suits (Symbols) Differ in Strength in Japanese Poker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Poker determines winners by hand and number strength, but when hands or numbers are tied, <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">in Japan, card suits (symbols) may be used to determine the winner.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1601\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Frame-12-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u30dd\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u306e\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u306e\u30de\u30fc\u30af\u306b\u306f\u5f37\u3055\u304c\u3042\u308b\uff1f\" class=\"wp-image-18709\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japanese poker, suits are considered strong in the order of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So between Spades and Clubs, <strong>Spades win.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this is only the Japanese rule \u2014 when playing poker at overseas casinos, <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">card suits are not considered important.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners are decided by numbers alone, and if the same numbers are in play, it is <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">treated as a draw.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in Japan, depending on the poker room, suits may not be considered important and ties may be processed as draws. It is not always applied, so be aware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Card Strength in Poker | How to Determine the Winner When Hands Are Tied<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Card strength in poker goes from weakest to strongest: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-30-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18301\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically the higher the number the stronger, but note that <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">A is positioned as the strongest.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that card strength has been explained, let&#8217;s also introduce the basic way to determine winners in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Poker Winners Are Determined by Hand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In poker, winners are determined by the hands players have assembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order of strength from top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Suit<\/th><th><strong>Combination<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Royal Straight Flush<\/td><td>10, J, Q, K, A of the same suit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Straight Flush<\/td><td>5 consecutive numbers of the same suit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Four of a Kind<\/td><td>4 cards of the same number<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/poker-fullhouse\" title=\"\u30d5\u30eb\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\">Full House<\/a><\/td><td>One Pair + Three of a Kind combination<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flush<\/td><td>5 cards of the same suit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Straight<\/td><td>5 consecutive numbers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Three of a Kind<\/td><td>3 cards of the same number<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Two Pair<\/td><td>2 sets of One Pair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One Pair<\/td><td>2 cards of the same number<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/poker-highcard\" title=\"High Card\">High Card<\/a><\/td><td>No hand formed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rarer a hand is to get, the stronger it is. For details on card probabilities, see the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/poker-probability\">Poker Probabilities! List of Hand Probabilities in Texas Hold&#8217;em and Calculation Methods<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Determine Superiority When Playing the Same Hand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pasted-image-0-4-2.png\" alt=\"\u540c\u3058\u30cf\u30f3\u30c9\u3067\u52dd\u8ca0\u3059\u308b\u3068\u304d\u306e\u512a\u52a3\u306e\u3064\u3051\u65b9\" class=\"wp-image-18710\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When 2 or more players in poker have assembled the same hand, <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">the winner is determined by the card numbers each player holds.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in a High Card vs. High Card matchup, <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">the player holding A or a larger number wins.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For hands below Straight Flush, the player who assembled their hand with stronger numbers wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the same numbers appear in a Straight Flush vs. Straight Flush or Flush vs. Flush matchup, in Japan suits may be used to determine the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pasted-image-0-5-2.png\" alt=\"\u3088\u308a\u5f37\u3044\u6570\u5b57\u3067\u30cf\u30f3\u30c9\u3092\u63c3\u3048\u305f\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\" class=\"wp-image-18711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in general it will be processed as a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Suit Strength Matter in Online Poker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In online poker too, <strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">suit strength is not relevant.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the same hand like this is itself rare, but as shown above, it is distributed as a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who want to play poker by international standards, online poker is recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since bonuses and other details differ, for those who want to know more about online poker, please refer to the following article:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -external\" data-type=\"type3\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">Japan&#039;s Largest Online Poker Med&#8230;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/\u30102021\u5e74\u6700\u65b0\u7248\u3011\u304a\u3059\u3059\u3081\u306e\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30db\u309a\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u30a2\u30d5\u309a\u30ea\u30fb\u30b5\u30a4\u30c87\u9078\uff01\u4fbf\u5229\u30c4\u30fc\u30eb\u3082\u7d39\u4ecb\uff01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinecasino-record.com\/en\/online-poker-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Latest] Recommended Online Poker Comparison Ranking of 16 \u2014 Safe Free Apps &amp; PC Sites Chosen by Pro&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">This article compares and ranks the best online poker platforms for 2024 in a comprehensive list. 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