Hand Ranks...
Knowing the hand
rankings for poker is very important - thinking a straight beats
a full house could land you in trouble or worse, lose you money.
So the pecking order for winning hands or hand rankings as they
are known are below with the highest ranked hand first and decending
in order of strength. The odds below represent the mathematical
probability of you making these hands before any cards are dealt:
Royal Flush
Your five-carded hand must run 10, J, Q, K, A of the same suit.
Lucky to get this once in a lifetime!
Odds: 1 in 649,739
Straight Flush
Similar to the Royal Flush in that these cards are consective
and suited
e.g. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Odds: 1 in 72,192
Four-of-a-kind
When you have four cards of the same rank e.g. four eights
Odds: 1 in 4,164
Full House
This is a combination of a pair and a three-of-a-kind e.g. a pair
of 10’s and three Queens. If two players both make full house,
then the one containing the higher ranking three-of-a-kind wins.
Odds: 1 in 693
Flush
Five, non sequential cards that all share the same suit e.g. five
diamonds, five spades etc…
Odds: 1 in 508
Straight
Five differently suited cards that run in sequential rank order
e.g. 2,3,4,5,6. An Ace may be used either high or low for A,2,3,4,5
or 10, J, Q, K, A
Odds: 1 in 254
Three-of-a-kind
Also called ‘trips’ or a set, this is when you have three
cards of the same rank e.g. three Kings.
Odds: 1 in 46
Two Pair
Similar to the pair except that you have two of them! For example
two Queens and two 9’s.
Odds: 1 in 20
Pair
Straight forward enough – a pair is two-o f-a-kind e.g.
two Jacks, two 10’s etc…the highest ranking pair is
two Aces and the lowest is two 2’s.
Odds: 1 in 4
High Card
The highest ranked card is an Ace down through to 2. If players
have the same high card, then look to the next card. For example,
if you have and Ace and a Queen and your opponent holds and Ace
and a King he wins!
Knowing your handrankings only works in conjunction with knowing
which are the most playable
cards e.g. pairs of 2's or 3's can be easily beaten so click
here to find out more about the best cards to play and throw
away! You can print
out poker hand ranks for future reference
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