Quote Originally Posted by Arjonius View Post
The mother of them all may be T9 suited where the flop is 876 for the straight flush, and the high end at that. But the opponent holds 2 high cards in the same suit and hits the runner runner royal.
No.... you can't lose if you flop the high end of a straight flush. You block your opponent from getting a better straight flush with only 2 cards left to come. Maybe you're thinking of holding 98s and flopping a straight flush with T76? Then a hand like AKs has a tiny chance.