Poker School
Hand Ranking
There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
There is no ranking between the suits - so for example the jack of hearts and the jack of spades are equal in value.
A poker hand is made from the best arrangement of five cards and are ranked as follows from highest to lowest: | Royal Flush | A-K-Q-J-10, all same suit | | Straight Flush | Any five consecutive cards, all same suit | | 4-of-a-Kind | Four cards, same value | | Full House | Three-of-a-Kind and a Pair | | Flush | Any five cards of the same suit | | Straight | Any five consecutive cards | | 3-of-a-Kind | Three cards, same value | | Two Pair | Any Two Pair | | One Pair | Any Pair | | High Card | No Pair: five dissimilar cards, mixed suit |
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