Poker Strategy

The hand rankings are the same throughout all poker games. If two people have the same hand, the person with the highest card in the rank will win the pot. It's important to note that the individual card values change, depending on the game you're playing.

You may want to print out the following rankings so you can keep them 'at hand' while you play!

Royal Flush

Straight flush with the high card being an ace.

Royal Flush

Straight Flush

Five sequential cards of the same suite with the high card being less than an ace.

Straight Flush

Four-of-a-kind

Four cards of the same value.

Four-of-a-kind

Full House

Three cards of the same value and a separate pair of cards of the same value.

Full House

Flush

Five cards of the same suite.

Flush

Straight

Five cards with sequential values.

Straight


Three-of-a-kind

Three cards with the same value.

Three-of-a-kind

Two Pair

Two separate pairs of cards with the same value.

Two Pair

Pair

Two cards of the same value.

Pair

High Card

No other combination, the value of the highest card wins.

High Card
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