Tie with the highest card, then the second highest card decides, That contains the highest ranking card wins. If no player has a pair or better, then the hand High Card is a hand that is none of the above and Pair is a hand that contains one pair only. Two Pair is a hand that contains two pairs only. Three of a Kind is a hand similar to the four-of-a-kind hand,Įxcept that if the remaining two cards are a pair, then it becomes Straight is a hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence, such as 5-6-7-8-9.Īn Ace may either be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (A-2-3-4-5). Again, where Wild Cards are used, ties are comparedįirst by the three-of-a-kind ranking, then the pair.įlush is a hand consisting of cards that are all of the same suit in any order. Dead heats split the pot.įull House is a hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a This rule applies to hands that tie, suchĪs a pair or two pairs. If there are many wild cards,Īs used in some game variants, there could be two four-of-a-kind The hand with the highest rank of four-of-a-kindīeats other four-of-a-kind hands. Or Royal Flush and is the highest natural hand.įour of a Kind is a hand that contains of four cards High straight-flush is called a Royal Straight Flush A straight flushĬonsists of five cards in sequence and of the same suit. If more than one hand has five-of-a-kind, Chance to get one: 50.12%)įive of a Kind is only possible when using wild cards and
Four of a Kind (624 possible hands in 2,598,960. Straight Flush (36 possible hands in 2,598,960. Royal Flush (4 possible hands in 2,598,960. Five of a Kind (with a Wild card or Joker). In brackets below next to the ranking of hands, are 1st the number of possible hands of that rank in 2,598,960 possible combinations, and 2nd your chances of getting one in percentage probability: There are 2,598,960 possible combinations of cards in a poker hand you can be dealt. The ranking of poker hands based on probability starting from the highest are as follows. Or Jokers, which can be labelled whatever suit and rank the Hearts, diamonds and clubs, but no suit isĮach player is dealt five cards and is called a hand. The cards are ranked in descending order starting from the highest Īce, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace.Īce can be high or low. Games use multiple decks or add Jokers or Wild Poker is played from a standard deck of 52 cards. Poker takes a moment to learn and a lifetime to master. Not just against the dealer as in Blackjack, and there is a lot Poker originated in the saloons of the Wild West and has probably The Everything Poker Strategy Book.For poker variants including Omaha, Texas Hold'em and Let The Mathematics of Games: An Introduction to Probability. POKER WILD CARD FIVE OF A KIND PLUS
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^ Miller, Ed Sklansky, David Malmuth, Mason (2005). ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kreiger, Lou Bykofsky, Sheree (2006). The fewer hands a category contains, the higher its rank. An additional category, five of a kind, exists when using one or more wild cards. There are nine categories of hand when using a standard 52-card deck, except under ace-to-five low rules where straights, flushes and straight flushes are not recognized. Suits are not ranked, so hands that differ by suit alone are of equal rank. However, aces have the lowest rank under ace-to-five low or ace-to-six low rules, or under high rules as part of a five-high straight or straight flush. Individual cards are ranked, from highest to lowest: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. A hand is ranked within its category using the ranks of its cards. A hand in a higher-ranking category always ranks higher than a hand in a lower-ranking category. Įach hand belongs to a category determined by the patterns formed by its cards. In high-low split games, both the highest-ranking and lowest-ranking hands win, though different rules are used to rank the high and low hands. In low games, like razz, the lowest-ranking hands win. In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win. Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the pot. In poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands, according to the rules of the game. An ace-high straight flush, commonly known as a royal flush, is the best possible hand in many variants of poker.