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 The
best hand you can get in poker is
a Royal Flush. The next best hand is a straight
flush and on down the line. This page shows
a listing of the hands you can get in poker,
with the best hand listed first and decreasing
hands listed from there. When playing poker,
the best hand wins the pot at showdown.
Poker Hand
Ranks (from best hand to worst)
Click the link to jump to the explanation
for each hand.
Royal Flush - The best possible hand.
Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10, all of the
same suit.
   
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
- A straight flush is a straight (5 cards
in order, such as 7-8-9-10-J) that are all
of the same suit. As in a regular straight,
you can have an ace either high (A-K-Q-J-T)
or low (A-2-3-4-5). You can not use the Ace
in a wraparound and example would be K-A-2-3-4,
which is not a straight.
    
Eight High Straight Flush
Four
of a Kind - Four cards of the same
rank like four Aces or Four Kings. If there
are two or more hands that qualify, the hand
with the higher-rank four of a kind wins.
  
Four Sevens
Full
House - A full house is a three of
a kind and a pair, such as K-K-K-2-2. When
there are two full houses the tie is broken
by the three of a kind. An example would be
J-J-J-5-5 would beat 9-9-9-A-A. If for some
reason the three of a kind cannot determine
the victor then you go to the pair to decide
(this would only happen in a game with wild
cards).
  
Full House - Tens over Eights
Flush
- A flush is a hand where all of the cards
are the same suit, such as A-J-9-7-5, all
of Diamonds. When flushes ties, follow the
rules for High Card.
   
Queen High Flush
Straight
- Five cards in rank order, but not of the
same suit (it can be any combination of the
four suits). An example of a straight is 2-3-4-5-6.
The Ace can either be high or low card, either
A-2-3-4-5 or 10-J-Q-K-A. Wraparounds are not
allowed (an example being K-A-2-3-4). When
two straights tie, the highest straight wins,
K-Q-J-10-9 would beat 5-4-3-2-A. If two straights
have the same value, AKQJT vs AKQJT, the pot
is split.
Jack High Straight
Three of a Kind
- Three cards of any rank with the remaining
cards not being a pair (that would be a full
house if it were). Once again the highest
ranking three of a kind would win. K-K-K-2-4
would beat Q-Q-Q-2-3. If both are the same
rank (only in a wild card game), then the
High Card rule come into effect with the remaining
two.
 
Trip Nines
Two
Pair - Two distinct pairs of card
and a 5th card. The highest ranking pair wins
ties. If both hands have the same high pair,
the second pair wins. If both hands have the
same pairs, the high card wins.
   
Two Pair - Kings Over Deuces
One Pair -
One pair with three distinct cards. Highest
ranking pair wins. High card breaks ties.
One Pair of Aces - Jack Kicker
High
Card - When a hand has none of the
above qualications of any of the ones listed
above, nobody has even a pair or better, then
it comes down to who is holding the highest
ranking card. If there is a tie for the high
card then the next high card determines the
pot, if that card is a tie than it continues
down till the third, fourth, and fifth card.
The High card is also used to break ties when
the high hands both have the same type of
hand (pair, flush, straight, etc).
 
Queen High - Ten Kicker
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