The Hands in Poker
Pictured below are the hands of poker, listed in order from highest to lowest.
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Royal FlushTen, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. |
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Straight FlushStraight with all five cards in the same suit. |
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Four of a KindFour cards of the same number or face value (”quads”). |
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Full HouseThree cards of one number or face value and two cards of another. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with the highest ranking three of a kind wins. |
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FlushFive cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins. This is an Ace high flush. |
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StraightFive cards in sequence. Cards can be in any suit. An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) aka “Broadway†and the lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5) aka “The wheelâ€. |
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Three of a KindThree cards of the same number or face value otherwise known as (”trips” or a “set”). |
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Two PairIf two players have two pair, the hand with the highest pair wins. If they have the same high pair, whoever has the second highest pair wins. If they have the same two pair, whoever has the highest fifth card (”kicker”) wins. 8‘s over 5’s 6 kicker. |
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PairTwo cards of the same number or face value. If two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) (kicker) wins. In this case Pair of 9’s, 8 kicker. |
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High CardThe hand with the highest card(s) wins. In this case Ace is high card. |













