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Hand Ranking

Hand ranking for most poker games is as follows:

 

•    Royal Flush – Having an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten all in the same suit
•    Straight Flush – All cards are of the same suit and in sequential order (ex: Two, Three, Four, Five, Six)
•    Four of a Kind – Four cards all of the same number
•    Full House – Three of a kind and a pair (ex: three Fives, two Jacks)
•    Flush – All cards are of the same suit, but in any order (ex: Two, Five, Six, Ten, Queen)
•    Straight – All cards in sequential order, but in any suit.
•    Three of a kind – Three cards of the same number
•    Two Pair – Two different pairs (ex: Two Threes and Two Tens)
•    Pair – Two cards of the same number
•    High Card – The highest card in hand (Ace being the highest, Two the lowest)