Description of Poker Hands

Description of Poker hands

Playing cards rank from high to low as follows: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two.
An Ace can also count as the lowest card like 1 in a straight or a straight flush.

• Royal Flush.
  The highest hand possible in Poker, combined of ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the same suit.
• Straight Flush.
  This is five consecutively ranked cards of the same suit. For example: 2 of Spades, 3 of Spades, 4 of Spades, 5 of Spades and 6 of Spades. The highest hand possible is ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the same suit. This is known as a Royal Flush. The lowest straight flush is Five, Four, Three, Two and Ace all of the same suit. But even this will beat any of the hands that follow.
• Four of a Kind.
  Four of the same rank of card with any fifth card. For example 5 of Spades, 5 of Clubs, 5 of Diamonds and 5 of Hearts with any other card. The best being four Aces and the lowest hand of four of a kind being four Two's.
• Full House.
  A full house is three cards of the same rank along with 2 other cards of the same rank. For example 3 Tens and 2 Sevens. The highest Full House known as 'Full Aces' or 'Full House Aces' is when there are 3 Aces along with any other pair. When comparing Full House's only the rank of the 3 of a rank cards are counted, so 3 Kings and 2 Threes would beat 3 Queens and 2 Tens.
• Flush.
  Any five cards of the same suit are known as a flush, they do not have to be in any order. For example Jack of Spades, 8 of Spades, 6 of Spades, 4 of Spades and 3 of spades. When comparing flushes, the highest cards are first compared followed by the second highest and so on, the flush with the highest high card wins. The highest possible flush would therefore be Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Nine of the same suit.
• Straight.
  Any five consecutive cards they can be a combination of two suits or all four suits. For example Queen of Clubs, Jack of Clubs, 10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs and 8 of Clubs is classed as a Straight as would be 10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs, 8 of Hearts, 7 of Diamonds and 6 of Spades. Just like with a Straight Flush the highest Straight is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten also known as the 'Top Straight'. The lowest Straight is Five, Four, Three, Two and Ace and is sometimes known as a 'wheel'.
• Three of a Kind ( Triplets )
  Any three cards of the same rank with any two other cards. For example Ten of Spades, Ten of Hearts, Ten of Diamonds, Queen of Clubs and King of Spades. The highest possible Triplet would be 3 Aces. Some players refer to Triplets as Threes or Trips.
• Two Pairs.
  Any two cards of the same rank with any other two cards of the same rank. For Example Two Tens and Two Eights with any other card. If you have to compare two hands each with two pairs the one with the highest pair wins if both high pairs are equal then the second highest pairs are compared if they are equal the rank of the other card is considered. The highest rank being the winners.
• One Pair.
  Any two cards of the same rank with any other 3 cards of different ranks. For example Two Eights with any other three cards. Again to compare two hands that each have a pair the pairs are compared first the highest winning if they are equal then the hands next highest cards are compared and so on until one hand is found to be the better.