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Poker hands rank, from highest to lowest
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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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