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An ace-high straight flush, commonly known as a royal flush, is the best possible hand

in many variants of poker.

In 🌟 poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called

hands, according to the rules of the game.[1] Each hand has 🌟 a rank, which is compared

against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the

🌟 pot.[2] In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking

hands win. In low games, like razz, 🌟 the lowest-ranking hands win. 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.[3][4]

Each hand belongs to a category

determined by the patterns formed by its cards. 🌟 A hand in a higher-ranking category

always ranks higher than a hand in a lower-ranking category. A hand is ranked 🌟 within

its category using the ranks of its cards. Individual cards are ranked, from highest to

lowest: A, K, Q, 🌟 J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.[5] However, aces have the highest

rank under ace-to-five high 🌟 or six-to-ace low rules, or under high rules as part of a

five-high straight or straight flush.[6][7] Suits are not 🌟 ranked, so hands that differ

by suit alone are of equal rank.[8]

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. An additional category, 🌟 five of a kind, exists

when using one or more wild cards. The fewer hands a category contains, the higher 🌟 its

rank.[9] There are 52 ! ( 52 − 5 ) ! = 311,875,200 {\displaystyle {\begin{matrix}{\frac

{52!}{(52-5)!}}=311{,}875{,}200\end{matrix}}} ways to deal 🌟 five cards from the deck but

only 52 ! ( 52 − 5 ) ! 5 ! = 2,598,960 {\displaystyle 🌟 {\begin{matrix}{\frac

{52!}{(52-5)!5!}}=2{,}598{,}960\end{matrix}}} distinct hands, because the order in

which cards are dealt or arranged in a hand does not matter.[10] 🌟 Moreover, since hands

differing only by suit are of equal rank, there are only 7,462 distinct hand

ranks.[11]

Hand-ranking categories [ 🌟 edit ]

* Only possible when using one or more wild

cards ** Category does not exist under ace-to-five low rules

Five 🌟 of a kind [ edit

]

Five of a kind, aces

Five of a kind is a hand that contains five cards 🌟 of one rank,

such as 3♥ 3♦ 3♣ 3♠ 3 ("five of a kind, threes"). It ranks above a straight 🌟 flush but

is only possible when using one or more wild cards, as there are only four cards of

each 🌟 rank in the deck.[6] Five of a kind, aces, A♥ A♦ A♣ A♠ Jkr, becomes possible when

a joker is 🌟 added to the deck as a bug, a form of wild card that may act as a fifth

ace.[5] Other 🌟 wild card rules allow jokers or other designated cards to represent any

card in the deck, making it possible to 🌟 form five of a kind of any rank.[12]

Each five

of a kind is ranked by the rank of its quintuplet. 🌟 For example, Q♠ Q♥ Q♣ Q♦ Q ranks

higher than 6♣ 6♠ 6♦ 6♥ 6.[6][13]

Straight flush [ edit ]

A jack-high 🌟 straight flush

straight flush is a hand that contains five cards of sequential rank, all of the same

suit, such 🌟 as Q♥ J♥ 10♥ 9♥ 8♥ (a "queen-high straight flush").[4] It ranks below five

of a kind and above four 🌟 of a kind.[5] Under high rules, an ace can rank either high

(as in A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥, an 🌟 ace-high straight flush) or low (as in 5♦ 4♦ 3♦ 2♦ A♦, a

five-high straight flush), but cannot simultaneously rank 🌟 both high and low (so Q♣ K♣

A♣ 2♣ 3♣ is an ace-high flush, but not a straight).[6][13] Under deuce-to-seven 🌟 low

rules, an ace always ranks high (so 5♠ 4♠ 3♠ 2♠ A♠ is an ace-high flush). Under

ace-to-six low 🌟 rules, an ace always ranks low (so A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥ is a king-high

flush).[14] Under ace-to-five low rules, 🌟 straight flushes are not possible (so 9♣ 8♣ 7♣

6♣ 5♣ is a nine-high hand).[7]

Each straight flush is ranked by 🌟 the rank of its

highest-ranking card. For example, 10♣ 9♣ 8♣ 7♣ 6♣ ranks higher than 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ 5♥ 🌟 4♥,

which ranks higher than 6♠ 5♠ 4♠ 3♠ 2♠. Straight flush hands that differ by suit alone,

such as 🌟 7♦ 6♦ 5♦ 4♦ 3♦ and 7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♠ 3♠, are of equal rank.[6][13]

An ace-high

straight flush, such as 🌟 A♦ K♦ Q♦ J♦ 10♦, is called a royal flush or royal straight

flush and is the best possible hand 🌟 in ace-high games when wild cards are not

used.[5][15][16] A five-high straight flush, such as 5♥ 4♥ 3♥ 2♥ A♥, 🌟 is called a steel

wheel and is both the best low hand and usually the best high hand of the 🌟 showdown in

ace-to-five high-low split games.[4]

Four of a kind [ edit ]

Four of a kind, fives

Four

of a kind, also 🌟 known as quads, is a hand that contains four cards of one rank and one

card of another rank (the 🌟 kicker), such as 9♣ 9♠ 9♦ 9♥ J♥ ("four of a kind, nines"). It

ranks below a straight flush and 🌟 above a full house.[5]

Each four of a kind is ranked

first by the rank of its quadruplet, and then by 🌟 the rank of its kicker. For example,

K♠ K♥ K♣ K♦ 3♥ ranks higher than 7♥ 7♦ 7♠ 7♣ Q♥, 🌟 which ranks higher than 7♥ 7♦ 7♠ 7♣

10♠. Four of a kind hands that differ by suit alone, such 🌟 as 4♣ 4♠ 4♦ 4♥ 9♣ and 4♣ 4♠

4♦ 4♥ 9♦, are of equal rank.[6][13]

Full house [ edit ]

A 🌟 full house, sixes over

kings

A full house, also known as a full boat or a tight or a boat (and 🌟 originally

called a full hand), is a hand that contains three cards of one rank and two cards of

another 🌟 rank, such as 3♣ 3♠ 3♦ 6♣ 6♥ (a "full house, threes over sixes" or "threes full

of sixes" or 🌟 "threes full").[17][18] It ranks below four of a kind and above a

flush.[5]

Each full house is ranked first by the 🌟 rank of its triplet, and then by the

rank of its pair. For example, 8♠ 8♦ 8♥ 7♦ 7♣ ranks 🌟 higher than 4♦ 4♠ 4♣ 9♦ 9♣, which

ranks higher than 4♦ 4♠ 4♣ 5♣ 5♦. Full house hands that 🌟 differ by suit alone, such as

K♣ K♠ K♦ J♣ J♠ and K♣ K♥ K♦ J♣ J♥, are of equal 🌟 rank.[6][13]

Flush [ edit ]

A jack-high

flush

A flush is a hand that contains five cards all of the same suit, not 🌟 all of

sequential rank, such as K♣ 10♣ 7♣ 6♣ 4♣ (a "king-high flush" or a "king-ten-high

flush").[19] It ranks 🌟 below a full house and above a straight.[5] Under ace-to-five low

rules, flushes are not possible (so J♥ 8♥ 4♥ 🌟 3♥ 2♥ is a jack-high hand).[7]

Each flush

is ranked first by the rank of its highest-ranking card, then by the 🌟 rank of its second

highest-ranking card, then by the rank of its third highest-ranking card, then by the

rank of 🌟 its fourth highest-ranking card, and finally by the rank of its lowest-ranking

card. For example, K♦ J♦ 9♦ 6♦ 4♦ 🌟 ranks higher than Q♣ J♣ 7♣ 6♣ 5♣, which ranks higher

than J♥ 10♥ 9♥ 4♥ 2♥, which ranks higher 🌟 than J♠ 10♠ 8♠ 6♠ 3♠, which ranks higher than

J♥ 10♥ 8♥ 4♥ 3♥, which ranks higher than J♣ 🌟 10♣ 8♣ 4♣ 2♣. Flush hands that differ by

suit alone, such as 10♦ 8♦ 7♦ 6♦ 5♦ and 10♠ 🌟 8♠ 7♠ 6♠ 5♠, are of equal

rank.[6][13]

Straight [ edit ]

A ten-high straight

A straight is a hand that contains

five 🌟 cards of sequential rank, not all of the same suit, such as 7♣ 6♠ 5♠ 4♥ 3♥ (a

"seven-high straight"). 🌟 It ranks below a flush and above three of a kind.[5] Under high

rules, an ace can rank either high 🌟 (as in A♦ K♣ Q♣ J♦ 10♠, an ace-high straight) or low

(as in 5♣ 4♦ 3♥ 2♥ A♠, a 🌟 five-high straight), but cannot simultaneously rank both high

and low (so Q♠ K♠ A♣ 2♥ 3♦ is an ace-high hand).[6][13] 🌟 Under deuce-to-seven low rules,

an ace always ranks high (so 5♥ 4♠ 3♥ 2♣ A♦ is an ace-high hand). Under 🌟 ace-to-six low

rules, an ace always ranks low (so A♣ K♠ Q♠ J♦ 10♠ is a king-high hand).[14] Under

ace-to-five 🌟 low rules, straights are not possible (so 10♥ 9♠ 8♣ 7♣ 6♦ is a ten-high

hand).[7]

Each straight is ranked by 🌟 the rank of its highest-ranking card. For example,

J♥ 10♥ 9♣ 8♠ 7♥ ranks higher than 10♠ 9♠ 8♣ 7♥ 🌟 6♠, which ranks higher than 6♣ 5♠ 4♥ 3♠

2♦. Straight hands that differ by suit alone, such as 9♣ 🌟 8♣ 7♣ 6♦ 5♦ and 9♠ 8♠ 7♠ 6♥

5♥, are of equal rank.[6][13]

An ace-high straight, such as A♣ K♣ 🌟 Q♦ J♠ 10♠, is called

a Broadway straight,[20] while a five-high straight, such as 5♠ 4♦ 3♦ 2♠ A♥, is 🌟 called

a baby straight,[21] bicycle or wheel and is the best possible hand in ace-to-five low

games (where it is 🌟 a high card hand, not a straight).[22][23]

Three of a kind [ edit

]

Three of a kind, queens

Three of a kind, 🌟 also known as trips or a set, is a hand that

contains three cards of one rank and two cards 🌟 of two other ranks (the kickers), such

as 2♦ 2♠ 2♣ K♠ 6♥ ("three of a kind, twos" or "trip 🌟 twos" or a "set of twos"). It ranks

below a straight and above two pair.[5]

Each three of a kind is 🌟 ranked first by the

rank of its triplet, then by the rank of its highest-ranking kicker, and finally by the

🌟 rank of its lowest-ranking kicker. For example, 6♥ 6♦ 6♠ Q♣ 4♠ ranks higher than 3♦ 3♠

3♣ K♠ 2♠, 🌟 which ranks higher than 3♦ 3♠ 3♣ J♣ 7♥, which ranks higher than 3♦ 3♠ 3♣ J♠

5♦. Three of 🌟 a kind hands that differ by suit alone, such as 9♠ 9♥ 9♦ 10♦ 8♥ and 9♣ 9♠

9♥ 10♦ 🌟 8♦, are of equal rank.[6][13]

In community card games, such as Texas hold 'em,

three of a kind is called a 🌟 set only when it comprises a pocket pair and a third card

on the board.[24]

Two pair [ edit ]

Two pair, 🌟 jacks and threes

Two pair is a hand that

contains two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank and 🌟 one card of a third rank

(the kicker), such as J♥ J♣ 4♣ 4♠ 9♥ ("two pair, jacks and fours" 🌟 or "two pair, jacks

over fours" or "jacks up").[17][25] It ranks below three of a kind and above one

pair.[5]

Each 🌟 two pair is ranked first by the rank of its higher-ranking pair, then by

the rank of its lower-ranking pair, 🌟 and finally by the rank of its kicker. For example,

10♦ 10♠ 2♠ 2♣ K♣ ranks higher than 5♣ 5♠ 🌟 4♦ 4♥ 10♥, which ranks higher than 5♣ 5♠ 3♣ 3♦

Q♠, which ranks higher than 5♣ 5♠ 3♣ 3♦ 🌟 J♠. Two pair hands that differ by suit alone,

such as K♦ K♠ 7♦ 7♥ 8♥ and K♣ K♠ 7♣ 🌟 7♥ 8♣, are of equal rank.[6][13]

One pair [ edit

]

One pair, tens

One pair, or simply a pair, is a hand 🌟 that contains two cards of one

rank and three cards of three other ranks (the kickers), such as 4♥ 4♠ 🌟 K♠ 10♦ 5♠ ("one

pair, fours" or a "pair of fours"). It ranks below two pair and above high

card.[5]

Each 🌟 one pair is ranked first by the rank of its pair, then by the rank of its

highest-ranking kicker, then 🌟 by the rank of its second highest-ranking kicker, and

finally by the rank of its lowest-ranking kicker. For example, 9♣ 🌟 9♦ Q♠ J♥ 5♥ ranks

higher than 6♦ 6♥ K♠ 7♥ 4♣, which ranks higher than 6♦ 6♥ Q♥ J♠ 🌟 2♣, which ranks higher

than 6♦ 6♥ Q♠ 8♣ 7♦, which ranks higher than 6♦ 6♥ Q♦ 8♥ 3♠. One-pair 🌟 hands that differ

by suit alone, such as 8♠ 8♦ 10♥ 6♣ 5♠ and 8♥ 8♣ 10♣ 6♠ 5♣, are 🌟 of equal

rank.[6][13]

High card [ edit ]

High card, king

High card, also known as no pair or

simply nothing, is a 🌟 hand that does not fall into any other category, such as K♥ J♥ 8♣

7♦ 4♠ ("high card, king" or 🌟 "king-jack-high" or "king-high").[17][26] Note that under

ace-to-five low rules, straights, flushes and straight flushes are not possible, so

such hands 🌟 are instead high card hands.[7] It ranks below one pair.[5]

Each high card

hand is ranked first by the rank of 🌟 its highest-ranking card, then by the rank of its

second highest-ranking card, then by the rank of its third highest-ranking 🌟 card, then

by the rank of its fourth highest-ranking card, and finally by the rank of its

lowest-ranking card. For 🌟 example, K♠ 6♣ 5♥ 3♦ 2♣ ranks higher than Q♠ J♦ 6♣ 5♥ 3♣,

which ranks higher than Q♠ 10♦ 🌟 8♣ 7♦ 4♠, which ranks higher than Q♥ 10♥ 7♣ 6♥ 4♠, which

ranks higher than Q♣ 10♣ 7♦ 5♣ 🌟 4♦, which ranks higher than Q♥ 10♦ 7♠ 5♠ 2♥. High card

hands that differ by suit alone, such as 🌟 10♣ 8♠ 7♠ 6♥ 4♦ and 10♦ 8♦ 7♠ 6♣ 4♣, are of

equal rank.[6][13]

Under deuce-to-seven low rules, a seven-five-high 🌟 hand, such as 7♠

5♣ 4♦ 3♦ 2♣, is the best possible hand.[27] Under ace-to-six low rules, where aces have

🌟 the lowest rank, a six-four-high hand, such as 6♣ 4♠ 3♥ 2♥ A♦, is the best possible

hand.[28] Under ace-to-five 🌟 low rules, where aces have the lowest rank and straights,

flushes and straight flushes are not possible, a five-high hand, 🌟 such as 5♣ 4♠ 3♥ 2♥ A♦

or 5♠ 4♠ 3♠ 2♠ A♠, commonly known as a bicycle or wheel, 🌟 is the best possible

hand.[7][22]