Poker Hand Rankings

These are the rankings of hands in Texas Hold'em Poker from the Highest possible hand to Lowest possible hand.

• Royal Flush - An ace, king, queen, jack and ten all of the same suit (example. all suited hearts)
  
• Straight Flush - Five cards in sequences of the same suit (example. 5,6,7,8,9 all suited spades)
  
• Four of a Kind - Four Cards of the same rank, with one side card (example. four aces and a Ten)
  
• Full House - Three cards of the same rank, with a pair (example. three jacks and two nines)
  
• Flush - Any five cards of the same suit (example. 2,4,6,7,Jack all suited hearts)
  
• Straight - Five cards in sequence (example. A,2,3,4,5 note: ace can be high or low)
  
• Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank with two random cards  (example. three queens, a 5, and a 9)
  
• Two Pair - Two cards of the same rank with three random cards (example. two three's with a 5, a 8 and a 10)
  
• High Card - Any hand that doesn't qualify for any of the above. In this case the hand with the highest card wins

 

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