Hand Rankings
January 04, 2006ROYAL FLUSH
The highest possible ranked hand. To achieve this hand you need an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of the same suit.(Example: A
, K, Q, J, 10)
STRAIGHT FLUSH
Five cards of the same suit in ascending order.(Example: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4)
FOUR OF A KIND
Four cards of the same value.(Example: K, K
, K
, K
, 2)
FULL HOUSE
Three of a kind and a pair. The player with the higher value three of a kind, wins in the event of a tie.(Example: A, A, A, 5, 5)
FLUSH
A hand containing five cards of the same suit. If two players have the same hand the winner is the player holding the highest valued cards.(Example: Q, 10, 6, 3, 2)
STRAIGHT
Five cards of any suit in ascending order. The ace can be either high or low and the high straight wins the tie.(Example: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6)
THREE OF A KIND
Three of a kind is simply three cards of the same value.(Example: 8, 8, 8, 10, 3)
TWO PAIR
The player holding the highest pair takes the pot in the event that more than one player is holding two pairs.(Example: 3, 3, Q, Q, A)
PAIR
One pair of cards in a hand.(Example: J, J, 5, 9, 6)
HIGH CARD
Highest card takes all in the event there is a complete absence of the above hands.(Example: A, Q, 3, 9, 10)
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