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In this case the poker analogy is terrible because in this case flush is talking about a physical surface being unbroken while poker is talking about a collecti

In this case the poker analogy is terrible because in this case flush is talking about a physical surface being unbroken while poker is talking about a collection of items all being the same.

cglace 10y ago
Wouldn't that be a very similar meaning? An unbroken chain of cards of the same suit? Makes sense to me.
- xapata 10y ago
  I think a flush in poker may have been more inspired by the sense of being full -- "flush with cash".