Best Poker Hand

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from collections import Counter

class Solution:
    def bestHand(self, r: List[int], s: List[str]) -> str:
        if max(s) == min(s):
            return "Flush" 
        match max(Counter(r).values()):
            case 5 | 4 | 3:
                return "Three of a Kind"
            case 2:
                return "Pair"
            case _:
                return "High Card"

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class Solution:
    def bestHand(self, ranks: List[int], suits: List[str]) -> str:
        max_rank_count = 0
        suit_count = 0
        ch = suits[0]

        arr = [0] * 14
        for i in range(len(ranks)):
            arr[ranks[i]] += 1
            max_rank_count = max(max_rank_count, arr[ranks[i]])
            if suits[i] == ch:
                suit_count += 1

        if suit_count == 5:
            return "Flush"

        if max_rank_count >= 3:
            return "Three of a Kind"
        elif max_rank_count == 2:
            return "Pair"
        else:
            return "High Card"