Poker Hand Ranks
When you are comparing poker hands, there are a few basic rules to take into account.
1. The more probable a hand is, the less powerful it is. For example, the least likely hand to be seen is the Royal Flush, and therefore it is the most powerful hand in Texas Hold'em Poker.
2. The poker hand consists of five cards. These cards can be taken from any combination of the player's two "hole cards", and the "community cards". Any cards outside this five are not considered.
3. The ranking of the cards goes from Ace (the highest) to King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 (the lowest).
4. There is no ranking of suits in poker - all are equal.
This is a combination of the following cards of the same suit: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten.
This is a combination of five cards of the same suit in sequence.
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination, and two cards of another denomination.
This is a combination of five cards of the same suit. The higher the highest card, the better the hand.
This is a combination of five cards of different suits in sequence. The higher the highest card, the better the hand.
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination, and any two other cards.
This is a combination of two denominative pairs, and any other card.
This is a combination of one denominative pair, and three unmatched cards.
No other hand combination exists. The highest ranking card wins.