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Rank of Hands

Poker hands rank, from highest to lowest (click here for image):

Straight Flush.
Five cards of the same suit in sequence. The highest straight flush is A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit, called a royal flush. The lowest straight flush is 5, 4, 3, 2, A of the same suit. When there are two straight flushes in the same game, the one headed by the highest card wins. When any card has been designated as wild, a straight flush loses to five of a kind, which is the highest possible hand.

Four of a Kind.
Four cards of the same rank. This hand loses to a straight flush but beats any other Poker hand. If two players have four of a kind, the four higher-ranking cards win. When there are wild cards, it is possible for two players to hold four of a kind of the same rank. In this case, the winning hand is the one with the higher-ranking fifth card.

Full House.
Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. When two hands each have a full house, the one with the higher-ranking three of a kind is the winner. When there are wild cards, two players may have full houses in which the three of a kind holdings are the same rank; the higher of the pairs then determines the winning hand.

Flush.
Five cards of the same suit. If two players have a flush, the one containing the highest card wins. If the highest cards are of the same rank, the higher of the next-highest cards determines the winning hand, and so on; so that A, K, 4, 3, 2 beats A, Q, J, 10, 8 and J, 9, 8, 6, 4 beats J, 9, 8, 6, 3.

Straight.
Five cards, in two or more suits, ranking consecutively as 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. The ace is high in the straight A, K, Q, J, 10 and low in the straight 5, 4, 3, 2, A. If there are two or more straights, the one containing the highest card wins, so that 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 beats 5, 4, 3, 2, A.

Three of a Kind.
Three cards of the same rank. If there are two or more hands each containing three of a kind, the one with the higher-ranking three of a kind wins. When there are wild cards, there may be two hands containing identical threes of a kind. In that case, the highest-ranking unmatched card determines the winner. If these cards are of the same rank, the higher-ranking fifth card in each hand determines the winner.

Two Pairs.
Two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, with an unmatched fifth card. If two or more hands each contain two pairs, the one with the highest pair wins. If the higher pairs are of the same rank, the one with the higher-ranking second pair wins. If these pairs are also of the same rank, the hand containing the higher of the unmatched cards is the winner.

One Pair.
Two cards of the same rank, with three un-matched cards. If there are two or more one-pair hands, the one containing the higher pair wins. If two hands contain pairs of the same rank, the highest unmatched card determines the winner; if these are the same, the higher of the second-highest unmatched cards wins, and if these are the same, the higher of the lowest unmatched cards wins. For example, 8, 8, 9, 5, 3 beats 8, 8, 9, 5, 2.

No Pair.
This loses to any hand having a pair or any higher-ranking combination. If there are two no-pair hands, the hand with the highest card wins; if these two cards are tied, the next-highest card decides, and so on, so that A, 8, 7, 4, 3 loses to A, 9, 7, 4, 3 but wins from A, 8, 7, 4, 2.

Two hands that are identical, card for card, are tied since the suits have no relative rank in Poker.

 

 

 


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