The following poker hands are ranked in order
of strength:
- A
royal flush is a 5 card sequence of the same suit which includes
10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace. This is the king of kings
in poker hands and conquers all.
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A straight flush consists of any five card sequence in the
same suit. An example of a straight flush would be having
all Hearts and your cards reading Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight,
and Seven. If two people both held straight flushes, then
the player that held the highest card value of the straight
would be deemed the winner. A king is to be the highest card
possible in a straight flush as the Ace would make the hand
a Royal Flush.
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A four of a kind poker hand consists of four cards that have
the same value. Example: Queen, Queen, Queen, and Queen, in
your hand. A four of a kind poker hand is the 3rd strongest
hand you can get in poker. It will beat all hands except a
royal flush and a straight flush.
- A full house poker hand consists of a three of a kind plus
a pair. An example of a full house poker hand would be: Jack,
Jack, Jack, Four, Four. Basically any three of a kind and
a pair make a full house. If two players at the same poker
table have a full house, the tie is broken by the poker hand
that has the best three of a kind.
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A flush poker hand consists of all five cards being of the
same suited cards. Example of a flush poker hand: Ace of Hearts,
10 of Hearts, 8 of Hearts, 5 of Hearts, and the Three of Hearts.
All five cards are hearts and in any particular order. If
there are two people each holding a flush hand then the player
holding the highest ranking card wins. If the highest card
ties the other players then the next highest card of the hands
are compared until a unique high card is found.
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A straight is a poker hand that consists of 5 cards in order,
but not in any particular suit. An example of a straight would
be: 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack. If two players both have straights
the player with the highest card in their straight wins. An
Ace can be used as both a high card in a straight such as
Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten and is considered to be the highest
straight possible or it can can't as a low card in a straight
such as Five, Four, Three, Two, Ace where this is the lowest
possible straight and the five is considered the high end
of the straight.
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A three of a kind poker hand consists of getting three of
the same card. For Example Eight, Eight and Eight. If there
are two three of a kinds at a poker table the highest set
of three cards wins. Three Aces are the highest possible three
of a kind.
- A poker hand containing two pair would mean that a play
has two pairs of the same cards. An example of two pair would
be: King , King, Four, Four. If two players have two pair
the winner is the player with the highest ranking pair in
their hand with two Aces being the highest pair available.
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A pair consists of two of the same card. This is a very common
occurence in a poker hand. Often times other players at the
poker table will also have a pair. The winner is determined
by the player that holds the highest pair. A pair of Aces
is the higherst available.
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In the case of no pairs, the player with the highest ranking
card wins.
Your chance of being dealt one
of the following hands in your first five cards are roughly:
Royal Flush - 1 in 650,000
Straight Flush - 1 in 72,200
4 of a Kind - 1 in 4200
Full House - 1 in 700
Flush - 1 in 510
Straight - 1 in 250
3 of a Kind - 1 in 48
2 Pair - 1 in 21
1 Pair - 1 in 2.4
Chance of being dealt a ranked
hand in 7 card stud are roughly:
Royal Flush - .0002%
Straight Flush - .0012%
4 of a Kind - .024%
Full House - .144%
Flush - .197%
Straight - .353%
3 of a Kind - 2.11%
2 Pair - 4.754%
1 Pair - 42%