There is a common poker hands ranking system at the heart of all forms of poker. It
ranks the relative 5️⃣ strengths of all the different poker hands so players can understand
and determine which is the best.
All the popular forms 5️⃣ of poker such as Texas Hold’em
or Omaha and poker-based casino games like three-card poker use these rankings, so it
5️⃣ is essential to know exactly what each of them means.
The poker hand rankings are
listed below, from high to low, 5️⃣ and we have also produced a useful poker hand rankings
chart that you can save to your phone and desktop, 5️⃣ which can be used as a poker hand
rankings cheat sheet.
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Poker-hand rankings: from strongest to weakest
1. Royal
flush
The royal flush is the best 5️⃣ hand available in poker. It features five consecutive
cards, all of the same suit, in order of value from 10 5️⃣ through to ace.
2. Straight
flush
Any five cards of successive values in the same suit that’s not a royal flush is
5️⃣ a straight flush. A royal flush or a straight flush with cards of higher ranking are
the only hands that 5️⃣ can beat a straight flush.
3. Four of a Kind
Four of the same card
in the four suits. The five-card hand 5️⃣ is completed by the highest card among the others
on the table or in your hand.
4. Full house
Three of the 5️⃣ same value card in three
different suits plus a different pair of the same rank card in two different suits 5️⃣ in
one hand. If more than just one player has a full house the player with the highest
value three 5️⃣ of a kind will win the hand.
5. Flush
Five cards of the same suit in no
particular order. If more than 5️⃣ one player has a flush, the hand with the highest valued
card will win.
6. Straight
Five cards of consecutive numerical value 5️⃣ composed of more
than one suit. An ace can normally rank as low (below a 2) or high (above a 5️⃣ king) but
not at the same time in one hand.
7. Three of a kind
A poker hand containing three
cards of 5️⃣ the same rank in three different suits. The two highest available cards
besides the three of a kind complete the 5️⃣ hand.
8. Two pair
Two different sets of two
cards of matching rank. The highest-ranked left available card completes the hand.
9.
Pair
A 5️⃣ pair of cards of the same rank in different suits. The remainder of the hand is
formed from the three 5️⃣ highest-ranked cards available.
10. High card
The lowest-ranked
hand available. The highest card in the hand is your ‘best hand’. In this 5️⃣ case it's the
king of clubs.
Poker hand-rankings cheat sheet: Download here (pdf)
Our poker hands
ranking cheat sheet is a great 5️⃣ aid to help you commit the poker hand rankings to memory
and will serve you well whether you are playing 5️⃣ online poker or physical poker in the
meantime.
Poker hand rankings: ‘Hi’ games, ‘Lo’ games and ‘Hi-Lo’ games
It is vital
that 5️⃣ you note that not all poker games decide the winning hand according to the highest
ranked on the poker hand 5️⃣ rankings. There are three typical ways that the poker hand
rankings determine the best poker hand.
Hi or high-hand poker
The most 5️⃣ simple way the
ranks are used is in ‘Hi’ or High hand games where the best poker hand is decided
5️⃣ according to the hand which ranks highest on the poker hand rankings detailed
above.
Commonly played examples include: Texas Holdem, Seven-Card 5️⃣ Stud
Lo, low-hand or
lowball poker
Lowball poker hand rankings work in the exact opposite way to High hand
games. The usual 5️⃣ poker hand rankings are reversed so the lowest ranking hand is the
best possible hand. Variations often centre around whether 5️⃣ the Ace is high or low and
whether straights and flushes are counted.
Commonly played examples include: Razz
Hi-lo
or high-low split 5️⃣ poker
The third and final use of the poker hand rankings is high-low
split games. This is where the pot is 5️⃣ split evenly between the players with the highest
ranking poker hand and lowest ranking poker hand.
Commonly played examples include:
Omaha 5️⃣ Hi-Lo
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