Poker Hand Rankings

Royal Flush: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10, all of the same suit.

Straight Flush: Any five card sequence of the same suit.
Example: 7, 8, 9, 10, and Jack of ♣.

Four of a Kind: A poker hand with four cards of the same value (rank).
Example: 7, 7, 7, 7 (and any other card).

Full House: Three of a Kind combined with a Pair (see below).
Example: Queen, Queen, Queen with 6, 6.

Flush: Any five cards of the same suit.
Example: 2 of ♣, 4 of ♣, 7 of ♣, 9 of ♣,and King of ♣.

Straight: Five cards in sequence, but not of the same suit.
Example: 3 of ♣, 5 of ♥, 9 of ♠, 10 of ♥, Jack of ♣.

Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same value (rank).
Example: 8, 8, 8 (and any other two cards).

Two Pair: Two separate Pairs (see below).
Example: Jack, Jack with 5, 5 (and any other card). Also see Note (1) below.

Pair: Two cards of the same value (rank).
Example: 9, 9 (and any other three cards). Also see Note (2) below.

High Card: Poker hands that do not contain any of the above combinations are ranked by the highest card in the hand. (Ace is high, 2 is low).

Notes on Poker Hands with the Same Rank

NOTE 1: If two players have Two Pair, the poker hand with the highest Pair wins. If they have the same high Pair, whoever has the second highest Pair in their hand wins. If they have the same Two Pairs, then whoever has the highest fifth card wins the hand.

NOTE 2: If two players have the same value Pair, the highest card(s) outside of their Pair wins the hand.