In Texas hold’em poker, the players compare each others’ five card hands and this way they determine who the winner is. Therefore, it is extremely important that every player knows what the hand rankings of the game are. Otherwise, he won’t be able to make the right decisions. For example, a four-of-a-kind hand is better than a three-of-a-kind hand and therefore the poker player with the four-of-a-kind is the winner. You can see the hand rankings on the picture on the right. Below, you may see a list of the hands in Texas hold’em poker from best to worst – the better the position, the stronger the hand.
- Royal flush – ace-high straight of one suit.
Ace – King – Queen – Jack – 10
- Straight flush – straight of one suit.
10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6
- Four-of-a-kind – four cards of one kind (same rank).
Queen – Queen – Queen – Queen – 5
- Full house – a combination of three-of-a-kind and a pair.
Ace – Ace – Ace – King – King
- Flush – five cards of the same suit.
King – 9 – 7 – 5 – 2 (same suit)
- Straight – five cards of sequential rank.
8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4
- Three-of-a-kind – three cards of one kind (same rank).
Queen – Queen – Queen – 7 – 4
- Two pairs – two cards of one kind and another two cards of one kind.
Jack – Jack – 9 – 9 – 8
- Pair – two cards of the same kind.
King – King – 9 – 8 – 4
- High card – if nobody has any of the above, then whoever has the highest card wins.
Ace – Queen – 8 – 5 – 2
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