5-Card Poker Hand Ranks
The 5-card Poker hands shown below are ranked from highest (Royal Flush) to lowest (High Card).
| Example |
Rank of Hands
from Highest to Lowest |
 Royal Flush, Ace
high Hearts |
Royal Flush The five highest
ranking cards of a suit. A Royal Flush is essentially an
Ace high Straight Flush. |
 Straight Flush,
Five high |
Straight Flush Any five cards of
the same suit in consecutive order. |
 Four Kings |
Four of a Kind Four cards of the
same rank (for example, 4 Kings). |
 Full House, Queens
over Twos |
Full House A triple of one rank
plus a pair of another. |
 Flush, King high |
Flush Any five non-consecutive
cards of the same suit. |
 Straight, Ace high |
Straight Any five consecutive
cards of mixed suits. Ace can be high (next to a King)
or low (next to a 2) but not both at the same
time. |
 Three Fives |
Three of a Kind Three cards of
the same rank. |
 Two Pair, Sevens and
Fours |
Two Pair Any pair of one rank,
plus any pair of another rank. If two hands have the
same high pair, the second pair decides the winner. If
both pairs tie, the remaining high cards decide. |
 A pair of Tens |
Pair Any two cards of the same
rank. When two hands have the same pair, the remaining
high cards decide. |
 King high |
High Card If no other hand rank
is achieved, the highest card held wins. If two hands
hold the same high card, then remaining high cards
decide. |
Card Ranks
The Rank of Cards from highest (Ace) to lowest (Two) is:

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