5-Card Poker Hand Ranks The 5-card Poker hands shown below are ranked from highest (Royal Flush) to lowest (High Card). A hand with a higher rank beats any hand with a lower rank. 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. The example is a five high Straight Flush. (Only the Ace can be high or low for Straights). Four Kings Four of a Kind Four cards of the same rank (for example, 4 Kings), with one dissimilar card. Full House, Queens over Twos Full House A triple of one rank plus a pair of another. The example is Queens over Twos, which beats Jacks over Aces because the triple is taken first. Flush, King high Flush Any five non-consecutive cards of the same suit. (If they are consecutive, you have a Straight Flush). 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 (a triple), with two dissimilar cards. (If the other two made a pair, you would have a Full House). 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: Note: There is no ranking of Suits in Poker. For example, an Ace of Spades does not outrank an Ace of Clubs. They are of equal rank.