HAND RANKINGS

Poker hands will always consist of 5
cards. In Hold ’em each player will be dealt two hole cards and 5 community
cards to share. This gives the player a total of seven cards to choose from and
select the best poker hand combination possible. If a Hold ’em board was 10s
10h Qd As Qc, the pot would be split between two players holding 2s 2d and 8c
8h, even though the player with the two eights was ahead until the river card.
At the end, both players hold the two pair hand 10s 10h Qd Qc, with an Ace
kicker. Neither player can produce a higher kicker from his hand; neither
player's pocket pair can result in a higher five-card hand than what is on the
board.

These are the Poker Hand Combinations
ranked from the highest to lowest:

Royal Flush: A, K, Q, J, 10 all of the
same suit

The Royal Flush is a special name for
the Ace high Straight Flush which is the highest possible straight flush.

Straight Flush: Five cards in
consecutive order with same suit

Any lesser straight flush does not have
a unique name.

In a showdown among players holding
straight flushes, the hand with the higher ranked straight flush wins

Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same
rank.

In a showdown among players holding
four of a kind, the hand with the higher ranked four of a kind will win. If
multiple hands each contain the same four of a kind (which could occur in a
community card game), the hand with the highest remaining single card wins.

Full House: Three cards of the same
rank plus two cards of another rank.

In a showdown among players holding
full houses, The hand with the higher three cards with the same rank will win
the hand. If multiple hands each contain the same three of a kind (which could
occur in a community card game), the hand with the higher pair wins. In the
event that the players still have the same ranked pair this will result into a
tie.

Flush: Five cards of the same suit, but
not in sequence.

In a showdown among players holding
flushes, the hand with the highest ranked card will win, in the event that two
hands have the same highest card, they will compare the next highest card until
a winner is determined and if both players have all the same cards this will
result into a tie.

Straight: Five consecutive cards with
different suits.

In a showdown among players holding
straights, the hand with the highest ranked straight wins. A Straight hand that
has Ace to Five ranked cards will be considered a 5 high straight, while a
straight hand with 10 to Ace ranked cards will be considered an Ace high
straight which is the highest possible Straight.

Three of a Kind: Three cards of the
same rank.

In a showdown among players holding a
three of a kind, the hand with the highest ranked Three of a kind wins. If
multiple hands each contain the same three of a kind (which could occur in a
community card game), the hand with the highest kicker cards wins.

Two Pair: Two cards of one rank plus
two cards of another rank.

In a showdown among players holding two
pairs, the player with the higher pair wins the hand. If both players have the
same higher pair they will then compare their second pair and if it is another
tie the rank of remaining kicker will determine the winner.

One Pair - Two cards of the same rank.

In a showdown between players with a
pair, the higher ranked pair will win, and if both players have the same ranked
pairs, the rank of the remaining single cards will determine the winner.

High Card / no pair:

In a showdown, if a player’s hand has
no pair or better, the strength of the hand will be determined by the highest
card. If in the case that more than one player has the same ranked high card,
they will compare the next highest card until a winner is determined. In the
event that both players have all the same cards this will result into a tie.