Poker hands - Ranking of Poker Hands
Volcanic Gold Casino brings you the ranking of poker hands, from top to bottom and best hand to worst, is as follows. All you have to keep in mind is that a winning poker hand is a hand that is ranked higher than your opponents:
| Royal Flush: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. As nothing beats a Royal Flush, it is the most desirable hand in poker |
| Straight Flush: Five cards in sequence makes a Straight. The
Straight Flush poker hands has all five cards in the same suit.
Example: Spades: 2-3-4-5-6, Clubs: 4-5-6-7-8 |
| Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same number or face value. It is also referred to as "quads".
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| Full House: Three cards of one number or face value and two
cards of another number of face value. If more than one player has a
full house, the full house with the highest ranking three of a kind
("trips") wins. |
| Flush: Five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins. |
| Straight: Five cards in sequence. Cards can be in any suit.
An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) and in the
lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5). |
| Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same number of face value. Also referred to as "Trips". |
| Two Pairs: If two players have two pairs, the hand with the
highest pair wins. If they have the same high pair, whoever has the
second highest pair wins. If they have the same two pairs, whoever has
the highest fifth card ("kicker") wins. |
| One Pair: Two cars of the same number or face value. If two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) wins. |
| High Card: If no other hand is achieved, the highest card held wins. In this example the King of hearts is the high card.
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