Three of a kind is a comparatively strong hand in poker. A Player who has three cards of the same value (e.g. three 8s) has three of a kind. In English, a three of a kind is also called a "trip". Mathematically, there are 54,912 different possibilities for a three of a kind in poker. The probability of getting three of a kind in the game is 2.11%.
If more than one player has three of a kind, the player with the higher rank wins. This means that three Aces are more valuable than, for example, three Queens. If several players have three of a kind with the same value, then the kicker decides
Three of a kind is more valuable than two pairs, one pair and the highest card ("high card"). More valuable than three of a kind is a straight, a flush, a full house, a four of a kind and a straight flush or royal flush.