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Poker Hand Ranking

The final two tables
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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 (on the board), the bigger fifth card (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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I am not an expert, however, this is the scenario in a showdown poker game I was test I was tested on by a friend. The best 5 hand for play 1 and 2 are needed.

Player 1
2 2
Diamond Diamond

Player 2
8 J

Club Club




Community Cards



3 K 9 6 2

Heart Heart Club Heart Club




My selection for player 1 was

K 6 2 2 2

Heart Heart Diamond Diamond Club




For the second player I selected the best five hand as below:


K 6 9 8 J

Heart Heart Club Club Club
Heart Heart


Are these hands the best 5 hand for player 1 and 2. Remember, I am not an expert. If you are an expert, would you have selected the cards the way I did. If I did it right, which hand won. If you can do a better best 5 card for both parties, please do.

John 2013-05-24 20:42:47

If a flush is turn over on the community cards and one is the ace, who wins the highest flush card in hand or is it a push???

Sam Yeates 2013-05-20 06:16:45

If you have 2 or more royal flushes , which one is the highest?. I always used the hearts A-10 as highest. But how would the suits follow that?

Marsha 2013-05-19 09:32:10

If you have 2 or more royal flushes , which one is the highest?. I always used the hearts A-10 as highest. But how would the suits follow that?

Marsha 2013-05-19 09:32:08

Which full house wins, three tens and two jacks or three threes and two aces

terry 2013-05-14 14:42:44

Wow, thought all poker player's knew this!

Johnny 2013-05-13 06:26:55

Dears which hands is stronger :

1- AAA44
2- QQ444
Thank you

Mazen 2013-05-11 00:49:17

this is some Shizzy Game i HATE it cos its SOOO CONFUSING bloody hell argghhhhh!...lol random commemt XD ;))

hopeless trash 2013-05-05 13:32:38

These are in order of ranking, in other words, nothing beats a royal flush.

James 2013-05-05 05:19:34

Thanks for posting this!

James 2013-05-05 05:18:16

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