Poker Hand Ranks
A Hand is a player's five-card combination. Below is their ranking order in Poker.
Royal Flush
The five highest cards in a suit- Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten, all of the same suit.
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Straight Flush
Any five cards of the same suit that are in consecutive order. The Ace can play high and can play low.
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Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank, and accompanied by a "kicker".
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Full House
Any three cards of the same rank, in addition to any pair of another rank.Example:
Flush
Any five non-consecutive cards of the same suit.
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Straight
Any five consecutive cards of different suits. The ace can count as a one or an ace.
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Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank combined with two "kickers".Example:
Two Pair
Any two cards of the same rank, another two cards of another rank, and a "kicker".
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One Pair
Any two cards of the same rank and three unmatched cards or "kickers".
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High Card
The person holding the highest card when no other player has any of the other sets.Example: King beats Queen
POKER RULES
Texas Holdem is a Poker game in which players with fully or partially-concealed cards make wagers into a communal pot during the course of a hand, after which the pot is awarded to the player or players with the best combination of cards... read more »
COMMUNITY POKER
Community card poker is a type or variant of poker that uses cards that are dealt face up to the center of the table and shared by all players. In these games, each player is dealt privately an incomplete hand ("hole cards")... read more »
WSOP
The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside establishment in Reno and was an invitational event. The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend... read more »
WPT
The World Poker Tour is a collection of poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. The tour had its debut season in the latter part of 2002 and early part of 2003, climaxing with the WPT Championship in April 2003 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada... read more »
ETIQUETTE
In poker play, there seems to be a slightly different set of rules existing across every casino... read more »
DICTIONARY
Consult our online poker dictionary to enhance your knowledge about common poker terms... read more »
CHIPS
These serve as the currency of the game. Most games are played with chips or coin-shaped tokens of uniform size and weight... read more »