| Royal
Straight Flush - The best possible natural
poker hand. An ace high straight-flush is the
highest natural poker hand. |
| Straight
Flush - A straight flush has a straight (5
cards in order, such as 5-6-7-8-9) that are all
of the same suit. As in a regular straight, you
can have an ace either high (A-K-Q-J-T) or low
(5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight may not 'wraparound"
(such as K-A-2-3-4, which is not a straight). |
| Four
of a Kind - This poker hand contains four
cards of the same rank. If there are two or more
hands that qualify, the hand with the higher ranking
four of a kind wins. |
| Full
House - This poker hand contains three of
a kind and a pair, such as K-K-K-5-5. Ties are
broken first by the three of a kind, then the
pair. So K-K-K-2-2 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A, which beats
Q-Q-Q-J-J.> |
| Flush
- This is a poker hand where all of the cards
are the same suit, such as J-8-5-3-2, all of spades.
When flushes tie, follow the rules for high card. |
| Straight
- This poker hand is 5 cards in order, such as
4-5-6-7-8. An ace may either be high (A-K-Q-J-T)
or low (5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight may not
'wraparound' (such as Q-K-A-2-3, which is not
a straight). When straights tie, the highest straight
wins (e.g., A-K-Q-J-T beats K-Q-J-T-9 down to
5-4-3-2-A). |
| Three
of a Kind - This poker hand consists of three
cards of the same rank, matched with two cards
that are not a pair (otherwise it would be a full
house) - such as K-K-K-5-3. Again, the highest
three of a kind hand wins. |
| Two
Pair - This poker hand contains two distinct
pairs of cards and a 5th card - such as K-K-5-5-3.
The highest pair wins ties. If both hands have
the same high pair, the second pair which is higher
wins. If both hands have the same pairs, the remaining
high card determines the winner. |
| Pair
- This is a poker hand consisting of one pair
with three distinct cards - such as K-K-10-5-3.
The remaining high card breaks ties. |
| High
Card - If no player has a poker hand that
qualifies as one of the above hands (e.g., K-J-10-5-3)
the hand with the highest card wins. So, if no
player has a pair or better, then the winning
poker hand is simply the one with the highest
single card. If multiple players tie for the highest
card, the players look at the second highest card,
then the third highest card, etc. High card is
also used to break ties when the high poker hands
both have the same type of hand (pair, flush,
straight, etc). |
