Poker Hand Rankings

Below is a list of poker hand rankings displayed from the weakest  to the strongest. Click on each level for more information or on the next button.

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High Card: (Five cards of different denotations that are not in the same suit and not in consecutive order.)

Ad Qh Jd Ts 2c – High card ace
Qs Th 9h 8h 4s – High card queen
Jd 8c 7s 4h 2s – High card jack

One pair: (Two cards of the same denotation and three other unpaired cards.)

Kd Kh Qc 7h 8c – Pair of kings with queen kicker.
2c 2h As Kd Qs – Pair of deuces with ace kicker
Ac As Ks Qs Js – Pair of aces with king kicker

Two pairs:  (Two cards of the same denotation and two other of another denotation with one unpaired card.

7c 7d 6h 6s 2c – Two pairs, sevens and sixes with deuce kicker.
Kd Kh Js Jc 5h – Two pairs, kings and jacks with five kicker.
Js Jc Qs Qh As  – Two pairs, queens and jacks with ace kicker

Three of a kind/trips: (Three cards of the same denotation and two unpaired cards.)

Jc Jd Jh Qd Ad – Three of a kind, jacks with ace kicker
2s 2h 2d 3d 7h – Three of a kind, deuces with seven kicker
5d 5h 5s Ts Js – Three of a kind, jacks with ten kicker

Straight: (Five cards where they all are in consecutive order and not in the same suit.)

As 2c 3d 4c 5c – Straight, five high
Tc Jd Qd Kh Ac – Straight, ace high
7d 8c 9d Ts Js – Straight, jack high

Flush: (Five cards that are all in the same suit.)

2c 3c 7c 8c Tc – Flush, ten high
5h 8h Th Jh Kh – Flush, king high
4s 7s Ts Ks As – Flush, ace high

Full house: (A hand containing a pair and a three of a kind and thus no unpaired cards.)

2c 2d 2s 3d 3s – Full house, deuces over threes
Ts Th Td 5s 5d – Full house, tens over deuces
As Ac Ad Ks Kc – Full house, aces over kings

Four of a kind: (Four cards of the same denotation and one unpaired card.)

2c 2d 2h 2s 6h – Four of a kind, deuces with six kicker
6c 6d 6h 6s Ks – Four of a kind, sixes with king kicker
Ac Ad Ah As Kc – Four of a kind, aces with king kicker

Straight flush: (Five cards that are in a consecutive order and also in the same suit.)

Ac 2c 3c 4c 5c – Straight flush, five high
6s 7s 8s 9s Ts – Straight flush, ten high
Td Jd Qd Kd Ad – Straight flush, ace high (Royal straight flush)

Note that a straight flush with A high is the best hand you could ever get in texas hold’em poker. It also goes under the name “Royal straight flush”.

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