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Poker Hand Ranking

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Confused by what beats what in poker? Check below for a list of all poker hands ranked from best to worst. Still confused after? Drop a question in the comments and we'll be happy to help you out.

 

 

 

Royal Flush

A straight from a ten to an ace with all five cards of the same suit. In poker all suits are ranked equally.
Straight Flush

Any straight with all five cards of the same suit.
Four of a Kind

Any four cards of the same rank. If two players share the same Four of a Kind, the bigger fifth card (known as the kicker)   decides who wins the pot.
Full House

Any three cards of the same rank together with any two cards of the same rank. Our example shows "Aces full of Kings" and it is a bigger full house than "Kings full of Aces."
Flush

Any five cards of the same suit (not consecutive). The highest card of the five determines the rank of the flush. Our example shows an Ace-high flush, which is the highest possible.
Straight

Any five consecutive cards of different suits. Aces can count as either a high or a low card. Our example shows a five-high straight, which is the lowest possible straight.
Three of a Kind

Any three cards of the same rank. Our example shows three-of-a-kind Aces, with a King and a Queen as side cards - the best possible three of a kind.
Two Pair

Any two cards of the same rank together with another two cards of the same rank. Our example shows the best possible two-pair, Aces and Kings. The highest pair of the two determines the rank of the two-pair.
One Pair

Any two cards of the same rank. Our example shows the best possible one-pair hand.
High Card

Any hand not in the above-mentioned hands. Our example shows the best possible high-card hand.

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  1. todd

    2010-09-01

    In an online poker game, I won a flush with 9 and 10 diamonds hole cards over an opponent's K diamonds. table cards were just 4 random diamonds (no straight or anything). Is this correct? Two hole cards in suit win over one hole card in suit, even if it's higher?

  2. sevenduece

    2010-09-01

    lets get this in order :)

    @ ben lyon:
    the hand with the 9's win (provided they are five in all :)

    9-9-2-7-? wins over 5-5-K-Q-J by virtue of the higher paired card.


    @ matt:
    sorry dude your friend won the hand by virtue of the higher set (aka Three-of-a-kind) rank.

    the paired card only functions as mere "decoration" for both hands to be a full house.

    @ charlie sheen:
    Dealer got a flush, a nut flush that is because of the ace. You only got a straight. Dealer wins.

    @ valon:
    No split pot!

    Hand with 98 hole card wins with

    10-10-9-K-K

    over

    10-10-3-K-K

    Sad to say that the paired 2 was forfeited by the running kings on the turn and river.

  3. valon

    2010-08-31

    10,10,2-flop, K-turn, K-river, who wins 98 or 23 ? i thought it was split....

  4. charlie sean

    2010-08-31

    the dealer has 9 of spade, 4 of spade, ace of spade,3 of spade, and 6 of spade. My hand is 8 a club, 9 a club, 10 a club, jack of diamond, and queen of spade. does my hand beat the dealer hand?

  5. matt

    2010-08-31

    i had a full house 6's over aces my friend had queen's over 7's who wins

  6. ben lyon

    2010-08-27

    i had a poker match with my family and it ended up with chips flying can two 5's king, queen, jack beat two 9's 2 and a 7

  7. sevenduece

    2010-08-25

    @dwayne:

    dealer got four of a kind.

    beatable by these hands:

    - another four of a kind with higher rank (10s through Aces)
    - straight flush
    - royal flush

  8. someone u dont know

    2010-08-25

    hi

  9. dwayne

    2010-08-20

    hi a friend of mine bought me a lotto card lol, and it is a poker hand that you have to have the better hand than the dealer, well the dealer hand is 9 of diamonds 9 of spades 3 of diamonds, a 9 of hearts and a 9 of clubs ive got 10 different hands to beat this with but im not sure what ranks where and what beats this thanks

  10. sevenduece

    2010-08-18

    @Liz:

    It will only be a split pot if both of you shares the best 5 cards out of your hole and community cards, meaning same two pairs and same kicker.

    You and your opponents hand:

    X-X-Y-Y-Z (same banana :)

    It will be first evaluated via Rank of Paired cards then the kicker.

    In summary, it depends on the cards, but more importantly its how you play them :)

  11. Liz

    2010-08-18

    Hi im just beginning to play poker and want to know if we both have two pair who wins the hand, does it depend on the cards? or would it be a split pot?

  12. sevenduece

    2010-08-16

    @cameron:

    since poker is about the best 5 cards out of the hole and community cards, a Four of a Kind can be decided by the 5th card, AKA the kicker.

    However, for these scenario, a community card representing

    X-X-X-X-A or K-K-K-K-A

    where X is any card of the same rank (Four of a Kind) except an Ace, a split is declared for all live hands, since you cant get any higher kicker than an ace :)

  13. cameron

    2010-08-16

    i dont understand this
    Any four cards of the same rank. If two players share the same Four of a Kind, the bigger fifth card (known as the kicker) decides who wins the pot.
    can someone explain the kicker?

  14. Eddie

    2010-08-13

    I have a question- there is only 2 players left at the table, one player goes all in, then we have the flop,- must the game be played out if any player decides to show his hand.

  15. JayPee

    2010-08-12

    Ok, sevendeuce, thanx for the reply, happy to hear somebody is winning chips! LOL
    I didn't see the community cards, he had an 8c, so his straight was 8c-9s-10h-Jh-Qh.
    My bad, I wasn't paying attention to the rest of the cards, all I saw was all of his Hearts.
    Thanks again, sevendeuce, and continued luck...

  16. sevenduece

    2010-08-11

    @JayPee:

    Sorry for this late reply, been busy touring local casinos and collecting money chips lately ;)

    You are correct about the flush and the straight flush. All five cards should have the same suit.

    Judging from your post,

    A-A-9-9-J

    wins over

    Ah-Qh- Jh-10h-9s.

    From what I see here card two misses his flush and straight.

    Perhaps there is more to this! Maybe you can post the hole cards of both players as well as the community cards. So we can decide better :)

    Cheers!

  17. JayPee

    2010-08-05

    Hey sevenduece, can u answer my question above?
    Thanks...

  18. sevenduece

    2010-08-04

    @kieron:

    you will win with

    k-k-10-10-A

    over your opponents

    k-k-10-10-4

    Your opponents pair of 2 was forfeited in favor of the higher pair of 10s and Ks

  19. kieron

    2010-07-30

    in texas holdem if i have an ace and queen in my hand and the othe player has to pair of twos in his hand
    and pair of tens and pair of kings and a 4 is on the table who wins

  20. sevenduece

    2010-07-29

    @Tom:

    Split pot. Both players will play

    K-K-3-3-9

    In this situation, player two's Pair of 2 will be forfeited in favor of the higher pair 3.

    Remember best 5 cards, no such thing as 3 pairs :)

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