Poker Hands
Poker Hand Rankings Guide
There are 52 cards in the deck, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. There is no ranking between the suits - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal in rank.
A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category (so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below.
In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always based on five cards only.
Find below the ranking of poker hands starting from the strongest to the weakest.
Royal Flush
An Ace-High straight of one suit
    
Straight Flush
A straight of entirely one suit.
    
Four-of-a-Kind
Four cards of the same rank.
  
Full House
Three cards of the same rank and 2 cards of the same rank.
  
Flush
Five cards of the same suit but not in sequence.
   
Straight
Five cards in sequence but not of the same suit.
 
Three-of–a-Kind
Three cards of the same rank
   
Two Pairs
Two cards of the same rank with two other cards of the same rank.
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank
High Card
When all five cards are not of the same suit, not in sequence and no cards have the same rank.
 
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