For example, hand K ♥ K ♠ K ♣ 5 ♣ 5 ♥ would rank higher than Q ♥ Q ♠ Q ♣ A ♣ A ♥ - even though the queens full hand has a pair of aces kicker. How Does a Full House Hand Match Up? A Full House is the third best possible hand in the poker hand ranking system. Only a Straight Flush and 4-of-a-Kind rank above it. In all regular modern poker variations (including Texas Hold’em and Omaha) a Royal Flush is always the highest possible hand rank. A higher rank is only possible when playing with a Joker. In this case 5 of a kind (4 Aces plus Joker) beats a Royal Flush. What can beat a flush in poker?

The Easiest Way to Remember Poker Hand Ranks. With few exceptions, all poker games place hands on the same scale from high- to low-value. Poker hands are ranked depending on their likelihood. The least-likely hands are the highest-ranked; the most common hands are the lowest-ranked. Identical poker hands are ranked by which hands holds cards of. Poker is an exciting game of luck and sheer skills. In Poker, each player creates a set of five playing’s, i.e., Poker hands. Each Poker hand in the game has a Poker hand ranking that is compared against the competitor’s rank in order to decide who is the winner. Overall dealing poker cards from a 52-card deck has 2,598,960 distinct hands, but since cards are not ranked by a difference in the suit, there are just 7,462 discrete hand ranks. Royal Flush: Once in a Lifetime Hand.

• General Guidelines
• Seven Card Stud
• Limit Texas Hold'em

Seven-card stud and Texas hold ’em are variations of high poker, where the highest ranking hand wins. These two games and most other forms of poker are played with a standard 52-card deck. No joker is included. A deck consists of four different suits (all suits being equal) — spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs — and each suit contains 13 cards. The ace is the highest ranking card, followed by the king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, trey, and deuce. An ace also may be used as the lowest ranking card in a five-high straight — for example, 5 432A — or in a fivehigh straight flush, such as the 5432A

Although most forms of poker addressed in this book are played with seven cards, the goal is to make the best five-card poker hand at the showdown. The ranking order for hands in high poker, based on their probability of occurrence — from least likely to most likely — is as follows:

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Straight flush — five cards of the same suit in sequence. An ace-high straight flush is referred to as a “royal flush” and is the best possible hand in high poker.

Four of a kind — four cards of the same rank, plus an unrelated fifth card that has no bearing on the hand’s value. The higher the rank of the four of a kind, the better the hand is.

Full house — three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. The rank of a full house is determined by the three of a kind, not by the pair. However, in hold ’em, it’s possible for two or more players to have the same rank of full house. When this is the case, the winning hand is determined by the rank of the pair, and if the pair is also the same, the pot is split.

Flush — any five cards of the same suit. The cards are not in sequence, and the suit has no bearing on the rank of the flush. If more than one player holds a flush, the highest flush is determined by the rank of the individual cards, starting with the highest card.

Straight — five cards in sequence, not all of the same suit.

Three of a kind — three cards of the same rank, plus two unrelated cards.

Two pair — two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and one unrelated card. If two players each have two pair and their high pair is of the same rank, the winning hand is determined by the rank of the lower pair. If both lower pair are also of the same rank, then the winning hand is determined by the rank of the unrelated card.

One pair — two cards of one rank, plus three unrelated cards. If two players hold the same rank of one pair, the rank of their side cards determines the best hand.

No pair — five unrelated cards.

As a reminder, in the event that two or more hands tie in a particular category, the winning hand is determined by the rank of the unrelated cards. Also, all suits are of equal value for determining hand rankings at the showdown.

The hand rankings listed are for high poker only. But in some forms of poker, the best low hand wins the pot, and in other forms — known as split-pot games — the best low hand, with certain qualifications, wins half the pot. Several of these games are discussed in this book. In most of them, the best low hand is five-four-trey-deuce-ace, which is known as a wheel or a bicycle, and straights and flushes are disregarded for low. However, in some forms of low poker, the ace is considered a high card, and straights and flushes will count as high hands. One of these games, deuce-to-seven triple draw, is addressed later in this book.

In addition, one form of closed poker we discuss, ace-to-five lowball draw, is played with a standard 52-card deck plus a joker which counts as the lowest card not already in a player’s hand.

This article will look at the entire hierarchy of poker hands, from the highest to lowest. Each hand will be accompanied by a probability outlook, advice on betting strategy if you are holding this hand, and how it compares to the rest of the possible hands you may be betting against.

These rules apply to a number of different types of games that can be found at online poker sites. However, some of them also apply to various casino poker games like Caribbean Stud Poker and Five Card Poker. This is also true of many video poker titles.

List of Poker Hands

The following hands apply to Texas Hold’em. There are nine differentiating categories that are the first consideration when it comes to ranking poker hands against one another. The superiority of hands is then further determined within the category that it sits by the individual card ranking – this is from highest to lowest: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Overall dealing poker cards from a 52-card deck has 2,598,960 distinct hands, but since cards are not ranked by a difference in the suit, there are just 7,462 discrete hand ranks.

Royal Flush: Once in a Lifetime Hand

The Royal Flush is an ace-high straight flush, for example, Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10 all of the hearts (or any of the other three suits), it is the highest possible hand a player can hold in poker. There are clearly four possible combinations of this hand, one for each of the four suits; Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades. Landing this hand requires a lot of composure as it is easy to let the excitement of the moment flicker across your face, alerting opponents that you’re holding something strong. Assuming that you don’t hold the Royal Flush out the Flop, it’s advisable to make your first bet small to keep as many parties interested as possible – and then gradually increasing to a maximum amount on the Turn and River.

Probability of a Royal Flush = 1 in 649,739

Straight Flush

Rank Of Poker Hands With Wild Cards

The Straight Flush hand is similar in essence to the Royal Flush but the high card doesn’t matter. You’ll need 5 consecutive cards all of the same suits to land this hand. There are 36 combinations of straight flush to be made, and that’s 9 from each suit. Betting on this hand is again a question of concealing the poker face – you’re almost certainly holding the strongest hand at the table, so extracting the most amount of bets from the opposition before going big on the River is the game plan here.

Probability of a Straight Flush = 1 in 3,217

Four of a Kind

When it comes to Four of a Kind it holds a certain unique place in all the poker hand ranked list. Consisting of four of the same card in each of the four suits it can present itself in many different ways. This powerful combination of cards clearly becomes more valuable if the player is holding a pocket pair and able to match it with two on the table, in this scenario it would be impossible for another player to trump your hand unless they have managed to build a Royal or Straight Flush. Again, bet big if you’re lucky enough to land this combination.

Probability of a Four of a Kind = 1 in 594

Rank Of Poker Hands With Wild Card Chart

Full House

The Full House is a very strong hand that has won its holders a considerable amount of cash in the past. It consists of a pair and a three of a kind in the same hand. Clearly the minimum requirement here is that a pair is dealt on the table by the dealer. From this, a player could possibly construct a full house if they can build out a three of a kind and match one other card. A Full House is first ranked by the three matching cards and then the pair, in a case where two players have matching three of a kind the pair is then used to determine the winner.

Probability of a Full House = 1 in 39

Flush

A Flush is a mid-strength hand that can be used to win the holder a considerable pot if they play their wagering strategy correctly. The cards needed to form a Flush are simply 5 of the same suit. The higher the face value of the highest card in the Flush is used to determine who wins if two players are holding this hand. If two or more players are both holding the highest card in the Flush, the second card is then consulted, and so on.

Probability of a Flush = 1 in 33

Straight

To land the Straight, a player must form a sequence of 5 consecutive cards by face value, for example, 7-8-9-10-Jack. A powerful hand that will most likely give the holder a lot of confidence to bet big depending on what else has been laid down. The top-ranking Straight also known as “The Broadway” consists of the top ranking cards in the deck in a row, the same as a Royal Flush but without matching suit. The lowest ranking Straight is known in the business as “the Wheel”, holding this should invoke a cautious betting strategy as there is a chance an opponent is holding a higher Straight.

Probability of a Straight = 1 in 22

Three of a Kind

The Three of a Kind is a hand in the bottom half of the poker hand rankings, but it is not without merit. It can be an incredibly powerful hand in the right circumstances. If the Three of a Kind is assembled from a pocket pair and one community card, it is known as a “set”. However, if the Three of a Kind is assembled from a pair of community cards and one hole card, it is known as “trips”. Betting on a set and trips are very different things, and players are advised caution if betting on trips as their position can be easily be trumped by a player with strong hole cards, possibly holding a Full-House.

Probability of a Three of a Kind = 1 in 21

Two Pair

The Two Pair is statistically the most frequent winning hand on average across all poker hands. It is strong enough to win in many cases and comes around often enough to make it occur more than any other winning hands presented on this list. If you’re holding a Two Pair that doesn’t mean you should bet the house though, there are plenty of other stronger combinations out there as we have shown. Tread with caution and always adopt a smart approach to betting strategy when engaging in live poker sessions.

Probability of a Two Pair = 1 in 4.25

One Pair

One Pair accounts for almost half of all poker hands and is by that number the most common of all poker hands to be dealt. To achieve One Pair is fairly easy, simply match two cards together either with the community cards or by holding one hole card matching a community card. This hand is not very strong at all, and therefore should not be bet on too heavily. Approximately 40% of players are able to achieve at least One Pair on any given hand.

Probability of a One Pair = 1 in 2.28

High Card

The High Card is the weakest of all the possible combinations of poker hands. It is determined by the highest card out of the 5. The odds of getting a High Card as your best hand are actually lower than the One Pair and Two Pair, this is because it is more likely you will match something rather than missing with everything with the seven cards available. The only bets you should be making with these are desperate bluffs, and even then it is better to fold early if this one is looking likely. Make sure to educate yourself properly before playing for real money, read our guide to best poker training courses to improve your knowledge.

Probability of a High Card = 1 in 5.74