Guide to Poker Rank Of Hands
Below we offer you to study the poker rank of hands which you have to know before starting the real online casino money game. This is the basics of the game, just like in play slot games or blackjack where you need to learn the machine and bets and familiarize with the blackjack strategy chart before you start playing. Poker hands are described from the lowest to highest one.
High Card
This is the lowest poker rank of hands, in which there is no pair of cards, all cards are not numbered consecutively and are of the different suit. The strength of this hand is indicated by the card with the best value. If the hands tie the next high cards in both hands are considered to determine the winner. When the next strongest cards are also with the same rank the third, and fourth and fifth cards come into play.
Pair or One Pair
This is the hand which contains the paired cards of the same value while the rest cards are distinct. The values of two such hands are determined by the value of the pair, then by the best of the rest cards.
Two Pair
This is the hand that has two pairs and kicker. First the pairs are considered if the hands tie then the fifth card matters.
Three of a Kind
Three of a Kind contains three cards of one rank and two other distinct cards that are not the pair (since in case they are the pair this is Full House rather than Three of a Kind). To determine the winner among two such hands the ranks of three cards are taken into account. If these three cards are of one value two unpaired cards come into play.
Straight
Straight is the poker hand that has all five cards set in sequence. In Straights the Aces can be of the high and low value, compare: 10-J-Q-K-A and A-2-3-4-5. If the hands tie the strongest straight wins, however, when the poker rank of hands is the same the game pot is to be divided.
Flush
This poker hand has all five cards from the same suit. As in case of ties of High Card the highest card in two poker hands determines the winning one.
Full House
Full House, as it was said, is the hand that contains pair and three of a kind. In case of the ties three of a kind comes into play and then the pairs are are taken into account.
Four of a Kind
Four of a Kind consists of four cards of the same rank and one distinct card. The rank of four cards shows the winner in case there are the ties, then the fifth card is considered.
Straight Flush
Straight Flush consists of the cards from one suit ( or flush) arranged in sequence ( straight). The Ace may also be both the high and low card.
Royal Flush
Royal Flush, the strongest poker rank of hands, is the highest straight flush from 10 to Ace. So, it contains five cards from Ace to 10 all from one suit that are arranged consecutively: A-K-Q-J-10, all of one suit.