Hand Rankings

ROYAL FLUSH: The top five cards of one suit in consecutive order. The best hand in poker. If your lucky enough to see a real one. Be sure to push all your money into the middle because you can't be beat.

STRAIGHT FLUSH: Any five cards of the same suit in consecutive numerical order. Ties are decided by highest straight. Ace can play Hi or Lo but straight cannot "turn the corner" eg. K-Q-A-2-3.

FOUR of a KIND or also know as( QUADS ): Four cards of the same value. Our example shows four kings with an ace kicker. The kicker doesn't matter much since you can only be beat by higher quads or a straight flush.

FULL BOAT: Any three cards of the same value, plus any pair. Ties are broken by the highest value of the three cards.

FLUSH: Any five non-consecutive cards of the same suit. Ties are broken by the highest flush card.

STRAIGHT: Any five consecutive cards of different suits. Ties are broken by the highest card. Ace can play Hi or Lo but straight cannot "turn the corner" eg. K-Q-A-2-3

THREE of a KIND or also know as a ( SET ): Any three cards of the same value. Ties are broken by the highest set. Our example shows three 7's also know as "the slot machine" for obvious reasons.

TWO PAIR: Two cards of the same value combined with another two cards of the same value. If the higher pair is tied the second pair decides. Our example shows "the Dead Mans Hand". Wild Bill Hickok was shot to death during a poker game while holding aces and eights.

PAIR: Any two cards of the same value. Ties are decided by the higher pair. If the pair values are tied the player with the highest second card (kicker) takes the pot.

HIGH CARD: If no other hand is achieved the player with the highest card wins.

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