Two straights with the same high card are of equal value, suits are not used to separate them.

Two straights are ranked by comparing the highest card of each. If the two flushes contain the same five ranks of cards, they are tied and split the pot, that is, suits are not used to rank them.Ī straight is a poker hand such as Q ♣ J ♠ 10 ♠ 9 ♥ 8 ♥, that contains five cards of sequential rank in at least two different suits. If both hands have the same highest card, then the second highest-ranking card is compared, and so on until a difference is found.

Two flushes are compared as if they were high card hands the highest-ranking card of each is compared to determine the winner. If two hands have the same three cards (possible in wild card and community card games), the hand with the higher pair wins, so 5 ♥ 5 ♦ 5 ♠ Q ♥ Q ♣ defeats 5 ♣ 5 ♦ 5 ♠ J ♠ J ♦.Ī flush is a poker hand such as Q ♣ 10 ♣ 7 ♣ 6 ♣ 4 ♣, where all five cards are of the same suit, but not in sequence. Between two full houses, the one with the higher-ranking three cards wins, so 7 ♠ 7 ♥ 7 ♦ 4 ♠ 4 ♣ defeats 6 ♠ 6 ♥ 6 ♦ A ♠ A ♣. If two hands have the same kicker, they tie and the pot is split.Ī full house, also known as a full boat, is a hand such as 3 ♣ 3 ♠ 3 ♦ 6 ♣ 6 ♥, that contains three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank. When this happens, the unmatched card acts as a kicker, so 7 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♦ 7 ♥ J ♥ defeats 7 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♦ 7 ♥ 10 ♣.

In community-card games (such as Texas Hold'em) or games with wildcards or multiple decks it is possible for two or more players to obtain the same hand. Hands with higher-ranking cards defeat lower-ranking ones.

An ace-high straight flush such as A ♦ K ♦ Q ♦ J ♦ 10 ♦ is known as a royal flush, and is the highest-ranking standard poker hand.Ī straight flush is a hand that contains five cards in sequence, all of the same suit, such as Q ♣ J ♣ 10 ♣ 9 ♣ 8 ♣ - in other words, a hand that meets the requirements of both a straight, and a flush.įour of a Kind, also known as quads, is a poker hand such as 9 ♣ 9 ♠ 9 ♦ 9 ♥ J ♥, that contains all four cards of one rank and any other (unmatched) card.

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