Poker hand ranking - the ranking of poker hands
The Basic
Poker is usually played with a standard 4-suit 52-card deck, but a joker or some other wild card may be added. The ace normally plays high, but can sometimes play low, as explained below. At the showdown, those players still remaining compare their hands according to the following rankings:
• Royal Straight Flush (A-K-Q-J-10 in the same colour)
• Straight Flush (Any Straight in the same colour, for example 8s-7s-6s-5s-4s)
• Four of a Kind (Ex. A-A-A-A-x)
• Full House (Ex. A-A-A-K-K)
• Flush (All cards in the same suit, ex. As-Ks-10s-4s-2s)
• Straight (Ex. 5-6-7-8-9)
• Three of a Kind (Ex. 3-3-3-x-x)
• Two Pairs (Ex. A-A-Q-Q-x)
• One Pair (Ex. A-A-x-x-x)
• High Card (Ex. A-Q-9-8-3)
More Detailed
1. Straight flush: five cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 76543 of
hearts. Ranked by the top card, so that AKQJT is the best straight flush,
also called a royal flush. The ace can play low to make 5432A, the lowest
straight flush.
2. Four of a kind: four cards of the same rank accompanied by a "kicker",
like 55552. Ranked by the quads, so that 55552 beats 3333K.
3. Full house, three cards of one rank accompanied by two of another, such
as 555JJ. Ranked by the trips, so that 44422 beats 333AA.
4. Flush, five cards of the same suit, such as AJ942 of hearts. Ranked by
the top card, and then by the next card, so that AJ942 beats AJ876. Suits
are not used to break ties.
5. Straight, five cards in sequence, such as 76543. The ace plays either
high or low, making AKQJT and 5432A. "Around the corner" straights like
32AKQ are usually not allowed.
6. Three of a kind, three cards of the same rank and two kickers of
different ranks, such as KKK84. Ranked by the trips, so that KKK84 beats
QQQAK, but QQQAK beats QQQA7.
7. Two pair, two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank and a kicker
of a third rank, such as KK449. Ranked by the top pair, then the bottom
pair and finally the kicker, so that KK449 beats any of QQJJA, KK22Q, and
KK445.
8. One pair, two cards of one rank accompanied by three kickers of different
ranks, such as AAK53. Ranked by the pair, followed by each kicker in turn,
so that AAK53 beats AAK52.
9. High card, any hand that does not qualify as one of the better hands
above, such as KJ542 of mixed suits. Ranked by the top card, then the
second card and so on, as for flushes. Suits are not used to break ties.
Suits are not used to break ties, nor are cards beyond the fifth; only the best five cards in each hand are used in the comparison. In the case of a tie, the pot is split equally among the winning hands.
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