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Poker
Poker Hands
Before
Going through the various poker hands in decending order we will
quickly go through the rank of the cards for total beginners.
The cards rank from high to low as follows:- Ace, King, Quees,
Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two. You
also need to be aware that as well as being the highest card an
Ace can count as the lowest card like 1 in a straight or a straight
flush.
Straight
Flush.
This
is five consecutively ranked cards of the same suit. Eg, 2 of
Spades, 3 of Spades, 4 of Spades, 5 of Spades and 6 of Spades.
The highest hand possible is ace, king queen, jack and ten of
the same suit. This is known as a Royal Flush. The lowest straight
flush is Five, Four, Three, Two and Ace all of the same suit.
But even this will beat any of the hands that follow.
Four
of a Kind. Four
of the same rank of card with any fifth card. For example 5 of
Spades, 5 of Clubs, 5 of Diamonds and 5 of Hearts with any other
card. The best being four Aces and the lowest hand of four of
a type being four Two's.
Full
House.
A
full house is three cards of the same rank along with 2 other
cards of the same rank. For example 3 Tens and 2 Sevens. The highet
Full House known as 'Full Aces' or 'Full House Aces' is when there
are 3 Aces along with any other pair. When comparing Full House's
only the rank of the 3 of a rank cards are counted, so 3 Kings
and 2 Threes would beat 3 Queens and 2 Tens.
Flush.
Any
five cards of the same suit are known as a flush, they do not
have to be in any order. For example Jack of Spades, 8 of Spades,
6 of Spades, 4 of Spades and 3 of spades. When comparing flushes,
the highest cards are first compared followed by the second highest
and so on, the flush with the highest high card wins. The highest
possible flush would therefore be Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Nine
of the same suit.
Straight.
Any
five consecutive cards they can be a combination of two suits
or all four suits. For example Queen of Clubs, Jack of Clubs,
10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs and 8 of Clubs is classed as a Striaght
as would be 10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs, 8 of Hearts, 7 of Diamonds
and 6 of Spades. Just like with a Straight Flush the highest Straight
is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten also known as the 'Top Straight'.
The lowest Straight is Five, Four, Three, Two and Ace and is sometimes
known as a 'wheel'.
Triplets.
Any
three cards of the same rank with any two other cards. For example
Ten of Spades, Ten of Hearts, Ten of Diaomonds, Queen of Clubs
and King of Spades. The highest possible Triplet would be 3 Aces.
Some players refer to Triplets as Threes or Trips.
Two
Pairs.
Any
two cards of the same rank with any other two cards of the same
rank. For Example Two Tens and Two Eights with any other card.
If you have to compare two hands each with two pairs the ne with
the highest pair wins if both high pairs are equal then the second
highest pairs are compared if they are equal the rank of the other
card is considered. The highest rank being the winners.
One
Pair.
Any
two cards of the same rank with any other 3 cards of different
ranks. For example Two Eights with any other three cards. Again
to compare two hands that each have a pair the pairs are compared
first the highest winning if they are equal then the hands next
highest cards are compared and so on until one hand is found to
be the better.
Card
High.
A
hand without even a pair is known as the card name high or no
pair. For example If you had Jack of Clubs, 9 of Spades, 7 of
Hearts, 6 of Diamonds and 2 of Spades your hand would be Jack
High. If no other player has a pair or rank above then the player
with the highest card wins if both the highest cards in a round
are equal then the next highest cards are compared and so on until
the best hand is determined.
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