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Below
are the standard card rankings for poker, please note
that suit does not count in poker hand rankings - a
royal flush of diamonds is of equal strength to a royal
flush of clubs.
Royal Flush
Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same
suit. |
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Straight
Flush
Straight with all five cards in the same
suit. The higher the straight is the better. |
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Four of a Kind
Four of a kind is next highest. It consists
of the four cards of any one rank together
with any fifth card; for example constitute
four sevens. When both players have the same
four of a kind then the fifth card will
decide the bigger the better. |
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Full House
A full house ranks next; it consists of any
three of one kind and any pair of another
kind. The hand is referred to by the
three-of-a-kind it contains; the example
shown would be "sixes full of aces." |
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A Flush
Ranking next; it consists of any five cards
of the same suit, but not in sequence, as
referred to as a "jack high flush" if the
highest card in the flush is a Jack. |
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A Straight
A straight consists of any five cards of two
or more suits in sequence of rank, with the
ace ranking either high in sequence or low
in the sequence. The ace can be used as a
low card and as a high card. One does not
need to have an ace to have a straight, of
course: any five cards in a row will do. It
ranks next under flush |
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Three of a Kind
Three of a kind are any three cards of the
same rank plus two other cards which do not
constitute a pair and do not include the
fourth card of the same rank; would be
referred to as "three nines." Or “trip
nines.” The two side cards will decide who
is the winner in case of a tie. |
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Two Pair
Two pair , which ranks next under three of a
kind, consists of two cards of one rank, two
cards of another rank, and any fifth card,
which is neither of those ranks, it is
referred to by the higher of the two pairs.
In case of a tie the fifth card will decide
as a kicker, in our case we have a two-pair
of queens and eights with a four kicker. |
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One Pair
Any two cards of the same rank, together
with three other cards which do not combine
with the other two to form any of the
higher-ranking hands above. |
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High Card
Any hand that does not make up any of the
above hands would be a high card. In our
example we have the highest possible high
card. |
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