To make sense of our poker probability calculator's outputs and inner workings, we need
to know the different hands you 8️⃣ might find in poker. So, here they are, described and
ranked from best to worst below. When multiple hands of 8️⃣ the highest rank are present,
the rank of the individual cards breaks these ties. Aces are usually ranked highest but
8️⃣ can form part of low sequences too (acting as a "1" instead) — we'd count both
A-2-3-4-5 or 10-J-Q-K-A as 8️⃣ straights, but the former is 5-high, and the latter is
ace-high.
Straight flush: Five cards of sequential ranks of the same 8️⃣ suit. The
highest-ranked card breaks ties. An ace-high straight flush (i.e., A, K, Q, J, and 10,
all of the 8️⃣ same suit) is famously called a royal flush and is the best possible hand.
Four of a kind: Four cards 8️⃣ of the same rank and a remaining card of any rank. The
quadruple-card's rank breaks ties. Full house: One triple 8️⃣ and one pair. Ties are broken
by the triple's rank, then by the pair's rank. Flush: Five cards of the 8️⃣ same suit, but
with no discernible order. Ties are broken by comparing the two highest cards, then the
two second-highest 8️⃣ cards, etc. Straight: Five cards in sequential order, but not of one
suit. The highest card in the straight breaks 8️⃣ ties. Three of a kind: Three cards with
the same face. Ties are broken by those three cards' rank, and 8️⃣ then by the highest
remaining cards in order. Two pair: Two separate pairs of faces. Ties are broken by the
8️⃣ best pair's rank, then the second-best pair's rank, then by the highest remaining cards
in order. Pair ("one pair"): Only 8️⃣ one pair of faces. Ties are broken by this pair's
rank and then by the highest remaining card. High card: 8️⃣ When no other hand can be
formed, it's called a "high card", which refers to the best-ranked card in that 8️⃣ hand.
Ties are broken as with flushes — first, compare the two high cards, then the two next
highest ranks, 8️⃣ etc.
The poker equity calculator will tell you what the odds are that
you'll eventually obtain a given hand, given the 8️⃣ cards you've been dealt initially.
