Poker Card Ranks
At the showdown, those players still remaining compare their hands according to the following rankings:
Straight flush , five cards of the same suit in sequence , such as 56789 of spades. Ranked by the top card, so that AKQJT is the best straight flush, also called a Royal flush . The ace can play low to make 5432A, the lowest straight flush.
Four of a kind , four cards of the same rank accompanied by a "kicker," like QQQQ3. Ranked by the quads, so that QQQQ3 beats 7777A, and then ranked by the side card, so that QQQQA beats QQQQ3.
Full house , three cards of one rank accompanied by two of another, such as 88844. Ranked by the trips, so that 88844 beat 777AA, and then ranked by the pair, so that 888AA beats 88822.
Flush , five cards of the same suit , such as Q10 976 of clubs. Ranked by the top card, and then by the next card, and so on for all five cards, so that Q10 976 beats Q6542. Suits are of equal value are not used to break ties.
Straight , five cards in sequence , such as 23456. The ace plays either high or low, making 10JQKA and A2345. "Double edged Ace" straights like QKA23 are ineligible
Three of a kind , three cards of the same rank and two kickers of different ranks , such as KKK84. Ranked by the trips, so that KKK84 beats QQQAK, and then ranked by the two kickers, so that QQQAK beats QQQA7.
Two pair , two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank and a kicker of a third rank , such as KK449. Ranked by the top pair, then the bottom pair and finally the kicker, so that KK449 beats any of QQJJA, KK22Q, and KK445.
One pair , two cards of one rank accompanied by three kickers of different ranks, such as AAK53. Ranked by the pair, followed by each kicker in turn, so that AAK53 beats AAK52.
High card , any hand that does not qualify as one of the better hands above , such as KJ542 of mixed suits. Ranked by the top card, then the second card and so on for all five cards, as for flushes. Suits are not used to break ties. In the case of a tie, the pot is split equally among the winning hands.
Individual cards are ranked
A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A
(A low, but only when part of an A-2-3-4-5 straight or straight flush).
The ace is ranked low in ace-to-five and ace-to-six lowball games
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