Poker Hands Ranking Poker Lessons

Royal Flush Poker Hand Ranking

AKQJT of the same suit. This is the big kahuna, which every poker player strives for.

Straight Flush Poker Hand Ranking

Five card of the same suit in sequence.

Four of a Kind Poker Hand Ranking

All four cards of the same rank.

Full House Poker Hand Ranking

Three of a kind combined with a pair.

Flush Poker Hand Ranking

Five cards of the same suit but not in sequence.

Straight Poker Hand Ranking

Five cards in sequence but not of the same suit.

Three of a kind Poker Hand Ranking

Three cards of the same rank.

Two Pair Poker Hand Ranking

Two different pair with one odd card.

Pair Poker Hand Ranking

Two cards of the same rank with 3 odd cards.

High Card Poker Hand Ranking

Highest card in your hand or five cards that cannot make any of the above hands.

Five of a Kind Poker Hand Ranking

If you're adding a Wild Card to your poker game, the highest hand you can have would be the Five of a Kind. This, of course, only happens when you have a wild card to complete five cards of the same rank.