Poker Hand Rankings

Royal Flush

Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit

Straight Flush

Straight with all five cards in the same suit

Four of a Kind

Consists of the four cards of any one rank together with any fifth card

Full House

Any three of one kind and any pair of another kind

Flush

Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence

A Straight

Any five cards of two or more suits in sequence of rank, with the ace ranking either high in sequence or low in the sequence. One does not need to have an ace to have a straight, of course: any five cards in a row will do.

Three of a Kind

Any three cards of the same rank plus two other cards which do not constitute a pair and do not include the fourth card of the same rank; would be referred to as “three nines” or “trip nines.”

Two Pair

Consists of two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank and any fifth card which is neither of those ranks; it is referred to by the higher of the two pairs.

One pair

Any two cards of the same rank, together with three other cards which do not combine with the other two.