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About the Author:  Paul Thomas
Published On:   12/11/2005 10:35 PM
Quick Bio: Paul Thomas is from Brooklyn, New York. He enjoys playing in both the finest and dingiest poker rooms you can imagine.

Learn The Hand Rankings Of Poker

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No matter what poker game you’re playing, and there are many available, the best hand wins. Unless you’re making up your own crazy rules, the best hand will consist of 5 cards. In Texas Hold’em, you take the best 5-card hand out of 7 available cards. In an Omaha poker game, there are 9 cards at your disposal to make your best hand. But there are still only 5 cards that count towards your hand.

With that in mind, here are the hand rankings, starting with the best, that determine who takes the pot at the end of a hand:

Royal Flush

This is an ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10) with all the cards being of the same suit. It’s a pretty rare bird, but if you get one, bet everything you possibly can because you can’t lose.

Straight Flush

This is any straight where all the cards are of the same suit. Another rarity, savor the moment and bet big when one comes your way.

4 of a Kind

It is exactly what it says it is, 4 cards of the same value. Whether it’s 4 deuces, eights, or aces, this hand is an absolute delight to luck into. The only way you can lose with it is to a royal or straight flush or to another 4 of a kind of higher value. For example, 4 aces beat 4 kings.

Full House

You’ve got a “house” if you have both three of a kind plus a pair. The three of a kind card value is the tiebreaker if you’re up against another full house. For example, kings full of threes (3 kings and 2 threes) beat queens full of aces (3 queens and two aces). If both players’ three of a kinds in their full houses are the same, the tiebreaker moves to the higher pair between the two.

Flush

Any five cards of the same suit. If there are two flushes out there, the one whose highest card is of greater value wins. For example, a Flush of K-10-8-7-5 defeats one of Q-J-9-8-5. One suit holds no advantage over another in poker. If both flushes are of the same suit, then whichever hand has the card of greater value wins. This happens often in Texas Holdem, Omaha, and other games in which players share community cards. So if the flush is in clubs, and the community clubs are A-K-Q and player one holds a 10 of clubs as his highest club while the other holds an 8 of clubs as his highest club, the first player wins the hand with an ace high flush with a 10 kicker.

Straight

Five cards of direct sequence that are not of the same suit (that would be a straight or royal flush). For example, 5-6-7-8-9. If there are two straights, the higher one wins.

Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same value, for instance 10-10-10.

Two Pair

Two cards of one value plus two cards of another value. For example, J-J-7-7-K would be two pair, jacks and sevens, with a king kicker.

A Pair

Two cards of one value. For example, A-A-7-6-2 is a pair of aces with a 7 kicker.

High Card

You won’t win with this very often, and that is an understatement. But if none of the above hands are in it at the end, the best high card wins. For example a hand of A-10-8-5-3 would beat K-Q-10-8-7, because the ace in hand one is the highest card.

Kickers

A kicker should be thought of as a tiebreaker to be used when cards are turned over after the last bet of the hand. If two or more players have the same hand ranking with equal value cards the kicker breaks the tie and determines the winner. With two players holding two pair, let’s say kings and 10’s, the player who holds the higher card in their 5-card poker hand wins. So if player one has K-K-10-10-J and player two has K-K-10-10-7, player one wins because his J is higher than player two’s 7. In other hands made by three or less cards (three of a kind or a pair), you may have a tie on top kicker, so go to the next highest card of either player to determine who wins.

More About Kickers

Never underestimate the power of a kicker, because it often makes the difference in who wins the pot. In games like Texas Hold’em that feature community cards, it should be considered in strategy from the very start. For example, if I’m dealt A-2 I’m not too excited about the ace. Any other player holding an ace likely has a better kicker and certainly not one of lower value, so even if another ace hits the table when the community cards are dealt, proceed with caution.

Hi/Lo Games: What is a Low Hand?

Several poker games add the dynamic of the low hand splitting the pot. If you are involved in such a game, you need to be very familiar with what constitutes a qualifying low hand and how low hands rank. Luckily for you here at pokerschedule.com we’ve listed it below. A qualifying low hand must consist of five cards of different values all of 8 or less. Your highest low card is the first determining factor. For example, 7-6-5-4-2 beats 8-4-3-2-Ace. If players are tied at the top of their low hand, then the winner is the hand that goes lower first. An example of this is 7-6-4-2-Ace beats 7-6-5-2-Ace because the hands are tied until you reach the third lowest card, with the 4 being lower than the 5. The best low hand possible is 5-4-3-2-Ace, not a bad high hand either, a straight to the 5.

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The Gamer Chik		 Comment Posted: 01/29/2006
A great reference guide!
I think it was a great idea to post the poker basics here at PokerSchedule.com. I know people who play home games on a regular basis who still can't remember if a flush beats a straight! You've compiled a handy reference tool here for poker beginners that I'm sure many people will appreciate. Great job!
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Diamond Jack Margo		 Comment Posted: 01/31/2006
So...in a wild game...
My question, and this is open to Paul or anyone who wants to answer, is what beats what in a wild card game? For example, some guy we play with (nicknamed Pork Boy) plays a variation called "Dr Pepper", where any 10, 2 or 4 is wild. It's based off the old Dr Pepper ads where they told u to have one at 10, 2 and 4:00...which makes for a heavier habit than poker. I digress: Does 5 of a kind with a wild beat a natural royal flush? Don't laugh, it came up, and we sided with 5 of a kind de
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Paul Thomas		 Comment Posted: 02/01/2006
Re: Wild Card Poker
Jack, first...WHY would you even play a game like that? You may as well be playing BINGO! That said- If you play weird games, you go for the weird. 5 of a kind in a circus game wins out.

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