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Poker Hand Ranking
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| Royal Flush | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | A straight from a ten to an ace and all five cards of the same suit. In poker suit does not matter and pots are split between equally strong hands. |
| 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 fifth card will decide who wins the pot, the bigger card the better. |
| Full House | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any three cards of the same rank together with any two cards of the same rank. Our example show "Aces full of Kings" and it is a bigger full house than "Kings full of Aces." |
| Flush | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any five cards of the same suit which are not consecutive. The highest card of the five makes out the rank of the flush. Our example show an Ace-high flush. |
| Straight | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any five consecutive cards of different suits. The ace count as either a high or a low card. Our example show a Five-high straight, which is the lowest possible straight. |
| Three of a Kind | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any three cards of the same rank. Our example show three of a kind in Aces with a King and a Queen as side cards, which is 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 show the best possible two-pair, Aces and Kings. The highest pair of the two make out the rank of the two-pair. |
| One Pair | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any two cards of the same rank. Our example show the best possible one-pair hand. |
| High Card | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Any hand that does not make up any of the above mentioned hands. Our example show the best possible High-card hand. |





















21 comments on this article
nate May 8, 2008
on an ace high flush on the board does it matter who has the next highest card
cav Apr 27, 2008
If I had AA333 and another guy had 99933 which full house wins.
Hogan Apr 21, 2008
Hey guys! I'm pretty up to date on poker nut last week I had something that I never run into. on the board was.....
Q 8 10 K 10
I had A 8 and the guy that said he beat me had 9 9.
Now my question is..is that when you have two pair I thought that as long as you have the same high pair no matter what the second pair is it comes down to your kicker because two pair is two pair if you have the same high pair. I thought I was supposed to win because I carried A kicker?
mark Apr 17, 2008
which wins.
jack jack jack ace ace
or
king king king jack jack
this is a holdem game with two jacks and one king on the board.
i hold an ace and jack. he holds 2 kings.
shintle .b Apr 17, 2008
K J 10 9 5 are all spades and all community cards. I have the 7 other guy has the queen.
Does he win, or is it split pot?
Steve Apr 14, 2008
Vader and Pete-
Pete it is possible because they were playing hold'em.
for example the board could read
5226Q
vador could hold 55 (fives full of two's)
and his friend could hold 26 (two's full of sixes)
So it is very much possible that those hands are legit
jonzee Apr 14, 2008
K J 10 9 5 are all spades and all community cards. I have the 7 other guy has the queen.
The winning hand is? Or is it a split pot.
Guido Apr 10, 2008
Hello guys, I have the following question.
If you hit a flash, but the A is on the table, and two players hit the flash, how do you determine who wins? Do you split the pot?
Thank you!
Pete Apr 10, 2008
Bruce - A-2-3-4-5 is a legitimate hand. Also referred to a wheel draw.
Vador - you seem to be a little confused about your/your friend's hand. you mention you had 5-5-5-2-2 vs 2-2-2-6-6. As you can see, this is impossible as there are only 4 cards to every number/picture in a deck.
fyi in a case of 5-5-5-2-2 vs. 6-6-6-2-2, the second hand is the better hand.
vador Apr 6, 2008
Hello, everybody
I'm a beginner and I have a little question:
my friends and I where playing a texas hold'em last week, and we had a fight about a hand.
I had a five full of two's
My friend had a Two full of sixes
My friend argued that his hand was better than mine since his highest card was a 6 whereas mine was a 5. But I think I win because I have three 5's whereas he have three 2's
bruce Apr 1, 2008
hey im bruce tonight i was beatin with a hand ace 2 3 4 5. is that a straight i wasnt sure.
Shannon from Oz Apr 1, 2008
Felipe - i do not agree with Erik Winkler's reply ...(1) he assumes that on a board showing (for instance) 4 hearts with Ace as the highest ... that we split the pot if you have a 2 hearts and i have the King of hearts .... i clearly win.
The correct answer to your query is the next highest heart in a players hand is the winner - unless the board holds the next highest and then it is a split pot.
(2) Assuming the board has the next highest card outside of the two pair then it is a split pot. If one of the players has a higher "kicker" than the other player - or the board then he/she wins.
regards
Shannon
Shannon from Oz Apr 1, 2008
Giovanni, The Ace and Queen are irrelevent in this hand - tell your cousin .. .its the "best five cards" including one or two from your own hand plus up to the five community cards - you can't use six cards ..... this is a "split pot" ...
my webiste has some official rulings for you ... will be live in a couple of days - check it out then.
regards
shannon
piyi Apr 1, 2008
giovanni,
'split pot' since u both have straight with 10 as top card.
Giovanni Mar 30, 2008
Hey guys. IF i have Ace,10 the other guy has 7 10.
The flop is 6,7,8,9 and Q.
Who is winning.We almost had a fight over this last nite because the guy said he had a straight plus the pair 7 and he has winning hand.So can you please clear this up for me.And also can you refer me to an official rule to explain this.This is my cuzin and he is still upset so i just want to convince him that he was wrong.
thank you guys.
Fionn Mar 29, 2008
Felipe 1) that should have been a 'split pot'
2) split pot also
Fionn Mar 29, 2008
Erik Queen doesnt matter but k9 would win because 9 is a higher kicker
Erik Winkler Mar 25, 2008
Hey guys, I have a simple question. If at the end of the hand I have K 9 and another dude has K 8 who would win if the community cards held a queen or does that even matter?
Felipe Mar 23, 2008
Hello. I am a begginer and have two questions:
1) I was playing with some friends and we had a situation where two of them had a flush, using an ACE from the table. We decided that the winner was the one with the second highest card of the same suit. Was that correct or the only card that matters on a flush is the highest?
2) When two players have one pair, the card that decides the winner (kicker) is the highest on players' hand or including the cards on the table? For 1-pair games, if the kicker is the same for both players should we decide based on the next better card?
paul egan Mar 22, 2008
is it possible to open with an open ended flush 6 7 8 9 of hearts in draw poker
DaRee Feb 29, 2008
This is a great site to help individuals with the hand rankings. The best I have found. Thank you and this will help in teaching my friends how to play!
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