Basic Card Rankings in Poker

Series Summary

Poker is a vying card game that involves the use of guarded hands of cards and wagers on a central pot of money or chips. The winner is the player with the best combination of cards in his or her hand, combined with the best bet. The game requires the skill of subtlety, as well as knowledge of the card deck and the probability of certain hands. The art of deduction and bluffing can combine to make a very successful poker player. Though there are many variations of poker, most players use the same basic pattern to play. A dealer will hand out cards to players, at which point betting and assessing hands based on the dealer's house hand takes place. Though the game's origins are hard to pin down, it has been played in one variation or another for many years. Today, the game is even popular online, as players compete on the Internet against challengers and a computerized dealer. Understanding poker probability and betting strategy is extremely important, even for beginners, and for the cheater at the table, card counting might also play a role.

In this free video series, learn the basic hand rankings in poker. With this simple knowledge, you can learn how to make some real money with this card game. Our expert, Reg Brittain, shows you everything you need to know to become an expert poker player. Learn about royal flushes, straights, full houses, pairs, and three of a kinds. Learn how to use high cards to win your poker hand. With Reg's instruction, you will not be left wondering what means what. So, take some time, and watch this free video series to improve your poker game today!

Video Transcript

"Poker is a lot of fun it's sure gets the hard part of something. To win a poker you need to know what hands are best. You know poker is unlike in a casino because it's a game of chance that is mostly skill. In other words it's a game of skill with an element of chance. As Louis Paster said "chance favors the prepared mind", first way to prepare your mind to play good poker and have a better chance of winning is to understand the hand rankings in poker. In other words, like my mom would say what beats what? Well we're going to look at that in this series. We're going to take you from royal flush to a straight flush all the way down to a pair and what is known as high card. I hope you enjoy it and hopefully after this segment you will appreciate what beats what and know how to increase your chances of doing well at the poker table."