Poker Hands ranking - Best Poker Hand Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud

Check out the following poker hands in order (highest to lowest) of their value in the game of poker!
The poker hands listed are used in most poker games where there are no wild cards, so Texas Hold'em, Omaha and others games use this chart!

Poker Hand											What cards made up from (A=Ace, K=King etc)
Royal Flush											A, K, Q, J, 10 all the same suit
Straight Flush											5 cards of the same suit in order. e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Four of a Kind											4 same cards in different suits. e.g. 3, 3, 3, 3
Full House											3 of a kind plus 1 pair. e.g. 6, 6, 6, K, K
Flush											5 cards in the same suit but not in any order. e.g. 2, 4, 5, 8, K (all hearts)
Straight											5 cards in order but not of the same suit
Three of a Kind											3 same cards in different suits. e.g. Q, Q, Q
Two Pair											2 different pairs. e.g. 2, 2, J, J
Pair											2 cards the same. e.g. 9, 9
High Card											When you have no pairs or flush the highest card int he hand is used to determin how strong the hand is. If no playerys have any other combination above, the one with the highest card wins
											The following 2 Poker hands are only available if wild cards are being played.
Wild Royal Flush											Same as a Royal Flush but at least one of the cards a wild card. e.g. 10, wild, Q, K, A
Five of a Kind											5 same cards in different suits. e.g. 3, 3, 3, 3, wild

The aim of poker is to get the best hand you can get, be that in Texas Holdem, Omaha or whichever version you play. These are the list of poker hands that you can get, startign at the top with the best hand which is a Royal Flush and the hand with the least value of just a High Card!

Other names for specific poker hands include Dead Mans Hand. Check out our Poker hand Nicknames page.

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This is a Royal Flush, the best Poker hand you can get. 5 cards of the same suit that consists of a 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace

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