Hand Rankings |
ROYAL
FLUSH: |
Ten, Jack, Queen, King,
Ace of the same suit. |
STRAIGHT
FLUSH: |
Five cards in sequence,
of the same suit. An Ace can be used in
the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A)
and in the lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4,
5). |
FOUR
OF A KIND: |
Four cards of the same number
or face value ("quads").
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FULL
HOUSE: |
Three cards of one number
or face value and two cards of another
number or face value. If more than one
player has a full house, the full house
with the highest ranking three of a kind
("trips") wins. |
FLUSH: |
Five cards of the same suit.
If there is more than one flush, the hand
with the highest card(s) wins. |
STRAIGHT: |
Five cards in sequence.
Cards can be in any suit. An Ace can be
used in the highest straight (10, J, Q,
K, A) and the lowest straight (A, 2, 3,
4, 5). |
THREE
OF A KIND: |
Three cards of the same
number or face value ("trips"). |
TWO
PAIR: |
If 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. |
ONE
PAIR: |
Two cards of the same number
or face value. If two players have the
same pair, the highest outside card(s)
wins. |
HIGH
CARD: |
The Hand with the highest
card(s) wins. |
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