| Hand Rankings |
| The basis of all Poker knowledge is built upon the hand rankings. Once these are understood you'll find a whole world of possibilities and game variations will be opened to you. |
| Take a moment to commit these to memory then take your new found understanding to the tables and there you'll begin to appreciate why Poker is the worlds' most popular card game.
Below, the hand rankings are displayed in an order of highest ranking hand (1. Royal Flush) to the lowest ranking hand (10. High Card).
| 1. Royal Flush |
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| A, K, Q, J, 10 all of the same suit. |
| 1 Chance in 649,739 hands dealt |
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| 2. Straight Flush |
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| Any five card sequence in the same suit (ex: 8, 9, 10, J, Q or A, 2, 3, 4, 5 of same suit). |
| 1 Chance in 72,192 hands dealt |
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| 3. Four of a Kind |
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| All four cards of the same index (Ex: Q, Q, Q, Q). |
| 1 Chance in 4,164 hands dealt. |
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| 4. Full House |
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| Three of a kind combined with a pair (ex: A, A, A, 5, 5). |
| 1 Chance in 693 hands dealt |
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| 5. Flush |
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| Any five cards of the same suit, but not in the same sequence. |
| 1 Chance in 508 hands dealt |
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| 6. Straight |
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| Five cards in sequence, but not of the same suit. |
| 1 Chance in 254 hands dealt |
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| 7. Three of a Kind |
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| Three cards of the same rank. |
| 1 Chance in 46 hands dealt |
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| 8. Two Pair |
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| Two separate pairs. |
| 1 Chance in 20 hands dealt |
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| 9. Pair |
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| Two cards of the same rank. |
| 1 Chance in 4 hands dealt |
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| 10. Highest Card |
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| Highest card in your hand. |
| 1 Chance in 2 hands dealt | |
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Hand Rankings