TEXAS
HOLDEM
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standard five-card poker hands ranked in order of
strength, from the strongest hand to the weakest.
Royal Flush - the best possible hand
Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10, all of the same suit
Straight Flush
Any five-card sequence in the same suit (e.g. 8, 9, 10,
Jack and Queen of clubs; or 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of
diamonds)
Four of a Kind
All four cards of the same value (e.g. 8, 8, 8, 8; or
Queen, Queen, Queen, Queen)
Full House
Three of a kind combined with a pair (e.g. 10, 10, 10
with 6, 6; or King, King, King with 5, 5)
Flush
Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence
(e.g. 4, 5, 7, 10 and King of spades)
Straight
Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit (e.g. 7
of clubs, 8 of clubs, 9 of diamonds, 10 of spades and
Jack of hearts)
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same value (e.g. 3, 3, 3; or Jack,
Jack, Jack)
Two Pair
Two separate pairs (e.g. 2, 2, Queen, Queen)
Pair
Two cards of the same value (e.g. 7, 7)
High Card
If a hand contains none of the above combinations, it's
valued by the highest card in it |