Hand Rankings

Ranking of Hands

  Royal Flush:
Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten  of the same suit.
  Straight Flush:
A straight with all five cards of the same suit. Such as 5s 6s 7s 8s 9s
  Four of a Kind:
A hand with four cards that are the same such as four aces, four kings, The poker slang for these hands is quads.
  Full House:
Is a hand with a three of a kind and a pair. The top full house is one that has three aces and another pair. (AAAXX) If there is more than one full house. The hand with the highest set of trips wins.
  Flush:
Is a hand with five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest ranking cards wins.
  Straight:
Is a hand with 5 cards in sequence. The highest straight is AKQJT, The lowest straight is 5432A. Notice an Ace is used high or low.
  Three of a Kind:
Exactly what is says three cards of the same face value. The highest being AAA, and the lowest 222. The slang for this hand is trips.
  Two Pair:
Again it is exactly what it says, a hand with two cards with the same face along with two other cards of the same face value, such as AA and 22. Which would be called aces and deuces. If two players have two pair, the player with the highest pair wins.
  One Pair:
Is a five card hand with one pair of cards of the same value. AA is the highest pair and 22 is the lowest ranking pair. If two players have the same pair the winner is then determined by high card.
    High Card:
The hand with the highest ranking card is the winner. The highest card is the A and the lowest ranking card is the 2.
  Tie Hand:

You play only the best five card hand. If everyone's best five card hand is the same, the pot is split evenly between the players.

 



 

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