Poker Hand Rankings - Poker Hands from Best to Worst

The Poker Hand Rankings shown below show the Poker hands possible from the Best ( A Royal Flush ) to the Worst ( One Pair ). In conventional Poker, the suit of the cards does not have an influence, although some variations have a hierachy of the suits, so that an equally ranked hand would be seperated by the stronger denominated suit.

An Ace counts as a High Card in Poker.

Royal Flush

The Royal Flush is the best poker hand you can have.

Example: Ten of hearts, Jack of hearts, Queen of hearts, King of hearts and the Ace of hearts, all the same suit, in this case Hearts.

Straight Flush

Five cards, all of the same suit that are in sequence.

Example : 8 of hearts, 9 of hearts, 10 of hearts, Jack of hearts and the Queen of Hearts.

Four-Of-A-Kind

Four cards of equal rank, obviously with one from each of the suits.

Example : All the Aces.Ace of Spades, Aces of Diamonds, Ace of Clubs and the Ace of Hearts

So 4 Aces would beat 4 10's.

Full House

Three cards of equal rank (Three of a kind ) combined with 2 cards of equal rank ( A Pair )

Example: Here we have Three 2's "Three of a kind" combined with "A Pair" of 10's

Flush

Any five cards of the same suit, but in no particular order. If 2 players have a flush, the flush with the highest card will win the pot.

Example: Here we have a Ace High Flush.

Straight

Five cards of mixed suits, in sequence.

Example: Here we have a 9 high straight. If 2 players have a straight, the player with the highest "high card" will win the pot. If the players have the same high card, then the pot will be split.

Three-of-a-kind

Any three cards of equal rank.

Example: Here we have 3 Kings, so its called Three of a Kind, Kings.

King of Diamonds, King of Hearts and the King of Clubs.

Two Pair

Two cards of equal rank combined with another different two cards of equal rank.

Example: Here we have 2 Pair, 5 and 6's.

One Pair

Two cards of equal rank.

Example : Here we have a Pair of Jacks.All the other cards are random.

High Card

If neither player has even a Pair, then the Player with the highest Card will take down the Pot, in this case a Queen of Clubs.