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The ranking of poker hands

In Texas Hold'Em, each player is looking to create the best five-card poker hand. Here's the hand ranking, from best to worst:

10 hearts; J hearts; Q hearts; K hearts; A hearts; Royal Flush
Five running cards of the same suit from 10 through to Ace
 


3 clubs; 4 clubs; 5 clubs; 6 clubs; 7 clubs; Straight Flush
Five running cards of the same suit
 


5 diamonds; 5 clubs; 5 hearts; 5 spades; 7 clubs; 4 of a Kind
Four cards of the same value
 

J clubs; J hearts; J spades; 6 clubs; 6 diamonds; Full House
Three cards of the same value, plus two other cards of the same value
 

2 hearts; 7 hearts; 9 hearts; J hearts; K hearts; Flush
Five cards of the same suit, in any order
 

6 clubs; 7 hearts; 8 clubs; 9 spades; 10 diamonds; Straight
Five running cards, of any suit
 

4 hearts; 4 spades; 4 clubs; A clubs; J hearts; 3 of a Kind
Three cards of the same value
 

9 clubs; 9 diamonds; J hearts; J clubs; A hearts; 2 Pair
Two cards of the same value, plus two other cards of the same value
 

A clubs; A spades; 4 clubs; 9 diamonds; 7 spades; One Pair
Two cards of the same value
 

K clubs; J spades; 9 diamonds; 4 spades; 2 clubs; High Card
If a player doesn't have a pair, then the highest card in the hand plays - in this case, the King is the High Card
 

It's important to remember that a poker hand is always a five-card hand. So four cards of the same suit is not a flush, and three running cards is not a straight.

 
 

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