Rank of Hands
The rank of hands remains the same no matter which type
of poker game you play.
In a nutshell, a poker hand consists of five cards. Poker
hands fall into one of several categories, such as flush,
straight, or two pair. The player with the highest ranking
hand is the winner.
| Royal
Flush |
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| A royal flush is an ace high straight flush. |
| Straight
Flush |
|
| A straight flush is a five-card straight, all in
the same suit. |
| Four
of a Kind or Quads |
|
| Quads, or four of a kind, are four cards of equal
rank. |
| Full
House or Full Boat |
|
| A full house, or full boat, contains a set (three)
of cards of one rank and a pair of another rank. |
| Flush |
|
| A flush is any five cards, all of the same suit. |
| Straight |
|
| Five cards of sequential rank. Every possible straight
will contain either a 5 or a 10. |
| Three
of a Kind or Set |
|
| Three cards of the same rank. |
| Two
Pair |
|
| A two pair is two cards of one rank and another
two cards of another rank. |
| Pair |
|
| One pair is two cards of the same rank. |
| High
Card |
|
| The hand with the highest card(s) wins. |
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