Spades

[Laurence Horn]

At 3:28 PM -0600 11/14/01, Donald M. Lance wrote:
>Laurence Horn wrote:
>
>>  >  But what means "The ace has a higher value
>>  than a club"?  One of the terms of comparison must be a typo, but I'm
>>  not sure which, or (if it's the "ace" that should be "spade") in what
>>  context.
>
>Senior moment, not exactly typo.  I meant the suit of spades has a
>higher value than the
>suit of clubs in poker.

Not in poker, as I've ever played it.  In bridge, I believe spades
and hearts are the major suits and clubs and diamonds the minor, but
in poker a club flush to the ace ties with a spade flush to the ace.

Jesse?

larry