The best hand you can secure in a poker game is a royal flush, featuring five consecutive cards of the same suit in order of value from 10 through to the ace. A straight (non-royal) flush, featuring five consecutive cards of the same suit, is the next best hand, followed by four of a kind and then a full house – three of a kind and a pair. A flush is the next best hand, followed by a straight, three of a kind, two pairs, a pair, and finally a high card.