Winning Poker Hands, Texas Hold'em Poker Hand Ranks
When playing poker, sometimes the most frustrating part of the game is figuring out which hand outranks another.PokerNordica has placed the ranking of poker hands in an easy to read layout which is also suitable for printing. That way you will never wonder who is the winner of any poker hand. We have included an illustrated example of each hand. The list is in order from strongest to weakest.

Royal Flush:

Five card sequence from 10 to Ace in the same suit (10,J,Q,K,A).

Straight Flush:

Any five card sequence in the same suit. (eg. 8,9,10,J,Q and A, 2,3,4,5 of same suit). All the cards are of the same suit, and all are consecutive. Ranking between straights is determined by the value of the high end of the straight.

Four of a Kind:

All four cards of the same index (eg. J,J,J,J).

Full House:

Three of a kind combined with a pair (eg. A,A,A,5,5). Ties on a full house are broken by the three of a kind, as you cannot have two equal sets of three of a kind in any single deck.

Flush:

Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. Do not be tricked into thinking that all five cards are of the same suit. The high card determines the winner if two or more people have a flush.

Straight:

Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit. A straight cannot wrap, meaning it is not a straight if you have a Queen, King, Ace, Two and Three. The higher straight wins if two or more people have a straight. In case of straights that tie, the pot is split.

Three of a Kind:

Three cards of the same value. The highest set of three cards wins.

Two Pair:

Two separate pairs (eg. 4,4,Q,Q). As usual the pair with the higher value is used to determine the winner of a tie.

Pair:

One pair of two equal value cards constitutes a pair.

High Card:

If no one has any of the above winning hands, the tie is determined by the highest value card in the hand. If the highest cards are a tie then the tie is broken by the second highest card. Suits are not used to break ties.