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Poker Hands

A deck consists of 52 cards. These cards are divided into 4 suits, with each suit having 13 ranks.
The Four Suits

The suits are all of equal value. That is to say, no suit is higher than any other suit.

The Thirteen Ranks

In poker, the Ace is the highest card and the 2 (Deuce) is the lowest. However, the Ace can be used as a low card to form the straight 5432A.

Poker Rules - Hand Rankings (Poker Hands)

A poker hand consists of 5 playing cards. Poker hands fall into one of several categories, such as flush, straight, or two pair. The player whose hand is in the higher category wins. If two players have hands in the same category, the tie is broken usually by who has higher cards. Below is a table of the hand categories, highest to lowest.

Hand Rankings
ROYAL FLUSH:

ROYAL FLUSH

Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit.

STRAIGHT FLUSH:

STRAIGHT FLUSH

Five cards in sequence, of the same suit. An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) and in the lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5).
FOUR OF A KIND:

FOUR OF A KIND:

Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads").

 
FULL HOUSE:

FULL HOUSE:

Three cards of one number or face value and two cards of another number or face value. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with the highest ranking three of a kind ("trips") wins.

FLUSH:

FLUSH:

Five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins.

STRAIGHT:

STRAIGHT:

Five cards in sequence. Cards can be in any suit. An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) and the lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5).

THREE OF A KIND:

THREE OF A KIND:

Three cards of the same number or face value ("trips").

TWO PAIR:

TWO PAIR:

If two players have two pair, the hand with the highest pair wins. If they have the same high pair, whoever has the second highest pair wins. If they have the same two pair, whoever has the highest fifth card ("kicker") wins.

ONE PAIR:

ONE PAIR:

Two cards of the same number or face value. If two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) wins.

HIGH CARD:

HIGH CARD:

The Hand with the highest card(s) wins.

 


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