The rule of poker hands below are ranked from highest (royal flush) to lowest
(high card). This general rule of poker hands applies to every online poker card
game; play money or poker for real money.
1
Royal Flush This
is the best poker hand you can have. Ex: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of
the same suit.
2
Straight Flush Five
cards, all of the same suit that are in sequence bot not starting with the Ace
3
Four-of-a-Kind Four
cards of equal rank
4
Full House Three cards of equal rank,
and two different cards of the equal rank. (Three of a kind and a pair)
5
Flush Any
five cards of the same suit.
6
Straight Five
cards of mixed suits, in sequence.
7
Three-of-a-Kind Any
three cards of equal rank.
8
Two Pair Two
cards of equal rank and a different two cards of equal rank.
9
One Pair Two
cards of equal rank.
10
High Card Known
as a 'Busted Hand'. Five unrelated cards – no pair, no flush, no straight.
Nothing.
If
two or more hands are the same ranking, the winner is the one having the higher
cards. For example, a Flush with an Ace high beats a Flush with a King high. If
the poker hands remain tied, then the highest card not being held in common (the
kicker) determines the winner.
