Hand ranks

The following hand rankings are universal in poker, and will always consist of the best five cards available to the player. Some forms of poker known as high/low, will reward half of the pot to the worst qualifying hand, and a variation of poker called low ball, will award the whole pot to the worst qualifying hand. The actual value of the hand will never change though.

Poker Hand Rank Chart

Hands are displayed strongest first

Rank 1, Royal Flush
A royal flush is a group of five cards valued from a ten to an Ace that are all the same suit

Rank 2, Straight Flush
A straight flush is a group of five cards in numerical order that are the same suit

Rank 3, Four Of A Kind
Four of a kind is a group of four cards of the same number/value

Rank 4, Full House
A full house is a group of five cards in numerical order that are the same suit

Rank 5, Flush
A flush is five cards of the same suit

Rank 6, Straight
A straight is a run of five cards in numerical order

Rank 7, Three Of A Kind
Three of a kind is three cards of the same value

Rank 8, Two Pairs
Two pairs are two cards of the same value, twice

Rank 9, One Pair
A pair is two cards of the same value

Rank 10, High Card
When nobody has made anything, whoever holds the highest card wins the hand