
	Texas Hold'em Rules Hand Rankings Starting Hands Betting

POKER HAND RANKINGS

These are the hand rankings, from BEST to WORST:

Straight Flush

A straight flush is consists of 5 cards of the same suit in numerical order. A "royal flush" is the best possible hand, and is a Ace-high straight flush. If two people have a straight flush, then the higher straight flush wins.

Four-of-kind (also called "quads")

Four cards of the same numerical value. If two people have the same 4-of-a-kind, then the player with the higher 5th card, called a kicker, wins.

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Full-House (also called a "full boat" or "boat"):

This hand consists of three-of-a-kind and a pair. If two people have a full-house, then the higher three-of-a-kind wins. If two people have the same three-of-a-kind, then the higher pair wins.

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Flush

Five cards of the same suit. If two people have a flush, the one with the highest top card wins.

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Straight

Five cards in numerical order. If two people have a straight, then the one with the highest straight wins.

Three-of-a-kind (also called "trips", or a "set")

Three cards of the same numerical value. If two people have the same three-of-a-kind, then the other two cards are used to break the tie, with the player having the highest kicker winning.

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Two-pair

The hand with the higher top pair wins. If the top pairs are equal, the higher second pair wins. If two people have the same top and bottom pairs, the 5th card is used to break the tie, with the player having the highest kicker winning.

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Pair

The hand with the higher pair wins. If two people have the same pair, then the other cards are used to break the tie, with the player having the highest kicker winning.

High Card

If no one has any of the above hands, then the hand with the highest card wins.

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