Poker Hands - Ranked in Order of Lowest
1 : High Card
If nobody has a single pair or any of the hands listed below then the highest card is the winner. The highest card is the ace. If more than one player has the ace then the second highest is used to decide if they are matched then this keeps you going down through the five cards held.
2 : Pair
A single pair is the second lowest hand. This is when two cards have matched numerical value ace-ace being the highest hand two-two the lowest. If there are equal pairs when comparing hands then you compare the high cards of the matched hands.
3 : Two Pair
Two Pair is two cards of the same rank with two cards of a different rank. A pair of aces with a pair of kings is the highest two pair if the highest pair are equal when comparing hands then the low pair is matched if that is the same then the single card decides.
4 :Three of a Kind
Three of a kind is three cards of the same rank plus two other cards. When comparing hands the highest three set wins so A-A-A (the highest) beats all other Three of a kinds. This hand is also known as a set of trips.
5 : Straight
A straight is five cards in a numerical sequence 2-3-4-5-6, these cards can be of any suit. When comparing hands the highest card wins so A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest possible straight. An ace can be low or high but not in the middle, so A-2-3-4-5 is ok but Q-K-A-2-3 is not.
6 : Flush
A flush is made of any five cards which are the same suit (i.e. spades). when comparing hands the highest card is used to decide.
7 : Full House
A full house consists of a three of a kind and a pair. When comparing hands it is the highest three of a kind that decides. The highest full house is three aces and any other pair.
8 : Four of a kind
Four cards of the same rank (and a fifth card). Four aces is the highest example of this and four two's the lowest.
9 : Straight Flush
A straight flush is five cards in a sequence all of the same suit, such as A-2-3-4-5 all of the same suit is the lowest straight flush
10 : Royal Flush
The Highest possible straight flush and highest hand in poker. It consists of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, all in the same suit. |
