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Does the Phoenix keep its half-rank bonus inside a pair or other combination?
Consistent across posts and the rulebook's 'joker' wording; no explicit official ruling.
- flahr · Community · 2020-01-01
- Dreadnaut · Community · 2008-07-10
- qwertymartin · Community · 2023-06-06
No. In a combination it simply takes the rank it stands in for, so Phoenix plus a King is just a pair of Kings and does not beat another pair of Kings. It must stand for a rank from 2 to Ace, so it cannot extend a straight above the Ace.