Hand Rankings

The basis of all Poker knowledge is built upon the hand rankings. Once you have a basic understanding of this, you’ll find a whole world of possibilities and game variations will be opened to you.

Below, the handrankings are displayed in an order of highest ranking hand (1.Royal Flush) to the lowest ranking hand (9. High Card).

If you would like to know what the odds of being dealt these hands using 5 cards, please check the Probability Tables.

1. Royal Flush 10, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit	1. Straight Flush Any five card sequence in the same suit (Ex: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)	2. 4-of-a-kind All four cards of the same index (Ex: A, A, A, A)
3. Full House Three of a kind combined with a pair (Ex: K, K, A, A A)	4. Flush Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence	5. Straight Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit
6. 3-of-a-kind Three cards of the same index (Ex: K,K,K)	7. 2 Pair Two separate pairs (Ex: 5, 5, K,K)	8. 1 Pair Two cards of the same index
	9. High Card Highest card in your hand