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RANK HANDS |
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poker hand is the player who has the strongest combination
of cards, using any combination of "pocket"
cards and "community" cards. The combinations
are listed here from strongest to weakest hand. Each combination
is illustrated by an example, where the following abbreviations
are used: C - Clubs, D - Diamonds, H - Hearts, S - Spades;
J - Jack, Q - Queen, K - King, A - Ace. |
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Royal
Flush
Straight flush from 10 to the ace. Example: 10S, JS, QS,
KS, AS |
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Straight
Flush
Straight with all five cards of the same suit. Example:
7D, 8D, 9D, 10D, JD |
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Four
of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank. Suit is irrelevant. Example:
JC, JD, JH, JS |
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Full
House
Three cards of one rank together with two cards of another
rank. When more than one full house is competing, the one
with the highest ranking group of three wins. Example: QH,
QS, KD, KC, KH |
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Flush
Five cards of the same suit. When more than one flush is
competing, the one with the highest card wins. Example:
AS, 5S, 7S, 9S, JS |
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Straight
Five cards in sequence. When more than one straight is competing,
the one with the highest card wins. An ace can be taken
as either high or low (but not both high and low in the
same hand). Example: 8, 9, 10, J, Q; suit is irrelevant. |
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Three
of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank. Example: KH, KD, KC |
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Two
Pair
Any two cards of one rank together with two cards of another
rank. When more than one hand has two pairs of the same
rank, the hand with the highest card outside the paired
cards wins. Example: JC, JH, QS, QD |
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One
Pair
Two cards of the same rank. In case two hands have pairs,
the highest pair wins. When more than one hand has a pair
of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside
the pair wins. Example: 10C, 10S |
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Highest
Card
When players have none of the above, the hand with the highest
card wins. |
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