Hand Rankings
At the showdown all player's hands are compared to determine who has the highest ranking hand. Listed below are the universally accepted Poker hand rankings (from highest to lowest).
Royal Flush
The highest possible ranked hand. To achieve this hand you need
an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of the same suit.
(Example: A 
,
K , Q ,
J , 10 )
Straight Flush
Five cards of the same suit in ascending order.
(Example: 8 
,
7 , 6 ,
5 , 4 )
Four Of A Kind
Four cards of the same value.
(Example: 10,
10 ,
10 
,
10 
)
Full House
Three of a kind and a pair. Should another player also have a full
house then the winner would be the person who's triple had the highest value.
.
(Example: A ,
A ,
A , 5 ,
5 )
Flush
A hand containing five cards of the same suit (not like the straight
flush - see above). If two players have the same hand the winner is the
player holding the highest valued cards.
(Example: Q ,
10 , 6 ,
3 , 2 )
Straight
Five cards of any suit in ascending order. The ace can be either
high or low and the high straight wins the tie. Where two Straights tie,
the highest value Straight is ranked higher and wins the hand. If both Straights
have the same value then the pot is evenly split between both players.
(Example: 10 ,
9 , 8 ,
7 , 6 )
Three Of A Kind
Three of a kind is simply three cards of the same value.
(Example: 8 ,
8 , 8 )
Two Pairs
Two Pairs is when the player has been dealt 2 sets of 2 cards of the same
value. If two players have the Two Pairs, then the highest value pair wins.
(Example: 3 ,
3 ,
Q ,
Q )
Pair
One pair of cards in a hand with 3 other differing value cards .
(Example: 5 ,
5 )
High Card
When all cards in the poker hand are of different values and suits, then
the valuing of the poker hand is by the highest card. In a tie situation
where two players have the same poker hand value using their High Cards
and they are both the same value then the second highest value card is used.
