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Winning Poker Hands - Overview:
Royal Flush
This is the best possible hand for a player to have in a standard poker game.
It consists of the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10. All must be of the same suit.
Straight Flush
A straight flush consists of five cards in order, that are all of the same suit,
such as the 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of diamonds. As in a normal straight (see below),
aces can either be played as a high card or a low card, to round out a high
hand (sucha as Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10) or a low hand (such as Ace, 2, 3,
4, 5).
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank. If two or more players hold a four of a kind hand,
then the hand with the higher ranked four of a kind cards wins.
Full House
A full house consists of three cards of the same kind, plus a pair of cards
of the same kind. If another player also holds a full house, then the tie is
broken by determining who has the highest three of a kind set. For example,
Q,Q,Q,7,7 would beat J,J,J,A,A. If the tie cannot be broken by determing who
has the highest three of a kind set, then the tie is broken by going to the
two card pair, which would only happen if playing in a game with wild cards.
Flush
A flush is a hand where all of the cards are the same suit. If a flush ties
with another player, the rules for High Card should be followed.
Straight
Five cards in rank order, but not of the same suit. The Ace can act as either
a high card or a low card. If two straights tie, then the highest straight wins.
If two straights have the same value, the pot is split.
Three of a Kind
Three cards of any rank with the remaining cards not being a pair. In case of
a tie, the highest ranking three of a kind hand wins. In a wild card game, if
both tied hands are of the same rank, then the High Card rule should be followed.
Two Pair
Two like pairs of cards and one other card. The highest ranking pair wins in
the event of a tie. If both hands have the same high pair, the second pair wins.
If both hands have the same pairs, the high card wins.
Pair
One like pair with three other cards. In the event of a tie, the highest ranking
pair wins. High card rules should be applied to break ties.
High Card
When a hand cannot be matched to any of the examples above, then the winner
is determined by who is holding the highest ranking card. If there is a tie
for the high card then the next high card determines who wins the pot. If that
card is tied as well, then the next card is gone to (down to the last card if
necessary) to determine a winner.
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