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Poker Hand Rankings
Royal Flush
10
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
J
♠
♠
♠
♠
Q
♠
♠
♠
♠
K
♠
♠
♠
♠
A
♠
♠
♠
The best hand possible in poker. 10,J,Q,K,A of the same suit.
Straight Flush
2
♥
♥
♥
♥
3
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
4
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
5
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
6
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
A sequence of five cards, in order, and of the same suit. i.e. 2,3,4,5,6 of hearts.
Four of a kind
7
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
7
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
7
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
7
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
J
♥
♥
♥
♥
Four cards with the same value. i.e. 7,7,7,7 of different suits.
Full House
3
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
3
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
3
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
6
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
6
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
3 cards of of the same value plus a pair. i.e. 3,3,3,6,6.
Flush
3
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
4
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
9
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
J
♥
♥
♥
♥
K
♥
♥
♥
♥
5 cards, all of the same suit. i.e. 3,4,9,J,K of hearts.
Straight
2
♥
♥
♥
♥
3
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
4
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
5
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
6
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
5 cards in sequence, of different suits. i.e. 2,3,4,5,6.
Three of a kind
5
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
5
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
5
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
K
♦
♦
♦
♦
2
♣
♣
♣
♣
3 cards, all with the same value. i.e. 5,5,5 different suits.
Two Pair
8
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
8
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
Q
♠
♠
♠
♠
Q
♦
♦
♦
♦
7
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
Two pairs. Highest pair wins the hand if more than one person has this hand.
One Pair
K
♠
♠
♠
♠
K
♦
♦
♦
♦
4
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
7
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
9
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
2 cards with the same value. Of the remaining cards, the highest is called the "kicker".
High Card
Q
♥
♥
♥
♥
2
♦
♦
♦
♦
6
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
9
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
♠
3
♣
♣
♣
♣
♣
If no other hand can be achieved, the highest card counts.