Ranking Poker Hands
Step1
Familiarize yourself with the values of cards. The order of increasing value is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack (J), queen (Q), king (K) and ace (A). The ace can usually double as the lowest card when necessary.
Step2
Familiarize yourself with the definitions and values of different hands. The hands are, in order of increasing value: one pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush. A given hand beats all hands listed before it.
Step3
Understand that one pair is any two cards of matching numerical value, together with any three additional cards.
Step4
Learn that two pair means two different pairs of cards and one extra card.
Step5
Realize that three of a kind refers to three cards of matching numerical value and two extra cards.
Step6
Remember that a straight refers to five cards in numerical order (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 7, 8, 9, 10, J, for example), with the cards belonging to various suits.
Step7
Note that a flush is made up of five nonsequential cards belonging to the same suit.
Step8
Understand that a full house consists of three of a kind and a pair.
Step9
Remember that four of a kind refers to four cards of matching numerical value and one extra card.
Step10
Realize that a straight flush is a straight with all cards belonging to the same suit.
Step11
Note that a royal flush contains the 10, jack, queen, king and ace of a single suit.
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Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 In order to succeed, you must be willing to die in order to survive. That means that you have to bet aggressively and take risks. If you're in chip position (the leader), raise often, if you're the short-stack (low on chips), go all in when you find a decent hand.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 A 2 and a King cannot be in the same suit so a QKA23 is an impossible straight. Aces can only begin or end a straight.
Anonymous said
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Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 A more commonly accepted perfect low hand is A, 2, 3, 4, 5 with a 5 of clubs. If you are playing high-low, this is a strong hand indeed, with a good chance to take high and low.