Hand Rankings

Shown below are the ranking of poker hands, from highest to lowest.

Royal Flush

The most-coveted hand in poker - cards of the same suit, in sequence, with the highest card as Ace (10, J, Q, K, A).

Royal Flush

Straight Flush

Any five cards in sequence of the same suit (Ex: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).

Straight Flush

Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same rank or value (Ex: Q, Q, Q, Q).

4 of a Kind

Full House

Three of a kind combined with two of a kind (Ex: Q, Q, Q, 10, 10).

Full House

Flush

Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence (Ex: 8, 10, J, Q, A).

Flush

Straight

Five cards in sequence, not of the same suit (Ex: 8, 9, 10, J, Q).

Straight

Three of a kind

Three cards of the same rank (Ex: Q, Q, Q).

3 of a Kind

Two Pair

Two sets of pairs (Ex: Q, Q, 10, 10).

2 Pairs

Pair

Two cards of the same rank (Ex: 8, 8).

Pair

High Card

A poker hand which does not fit in any of the above categories. The hand's rank is the highest card. If two poker hands have the same highest ranked card, the next highest ranked card wins the hand.

High Card

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